precipitated

past tense of precipitate
as in poured
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds the air mass was dry, as much of the moisture had precipitated out on the other side of the mountains

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  • Gabe Vincent poured in 13 points in a first quarter where the Lakers outscored Brooklyn 28-16.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Other protesters yanked it out of his hands and poured water into her eyes the lawsuit claims.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
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  • Analytics and technology have flooded the sport.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The president and his blindly loyal aides claim the tariffs, which reached an idiotic 104% in duties on all goods from China overnight, are working because the White House is being flooded with calls from foreign governments.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Precipitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipitated. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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