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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Recent Examples of precipitated
Both have endured crippling US sanctions that have precipitated economic collapses.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 7 Jan. 2026
Grant’s real-life death was one of the many instances of police brutality that precipitated the creation of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the film premiered the same year BLM was founded.
—Lia Beck, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
At the same time, Republican leadership must still negotiate with Democrats over ACA subsidies, the issue that precipitated the last government shutdown.
—Sudiksha Kochi, The Hill, 29 Dec. 2025
Eastern and Western churches were united until the Great Schism of 1054, a divide precipitated largely by disagreements over the primacy of the pope.
—Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
This is because the things that precipitated out of the mixture are denser than the liquid left behind.
—Ray Petelin, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
In Thailand, the Chinese export tsunami has precipitated a crisis among smaller firms making car parts, electrical equipment, and consumer goods, stoking fears of deindustrialization.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, which killed nearly 20,000 people and precipitated a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, remains a vivid illustration of the devastation such events can cause.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Her son's vulnerability precipitated some of those words.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 7 Jan. 2026
Grant’s real-life death was one of the many instances of police brutality that precipitated the creation of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the film premiered the same year BLM was founded.
—Lia Beck, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
At the same time, Republican leadership must still negotiate with Democrats over ACA subsidies, the issue that precipitated the last government shutdown.
—Sudiksha Kochi, The Hill, 29 Dec. 2025
Eastern and Western churches were united until the Great Schism of 1054, a divide precipitated largely by disagreements over the primacy of the pope.
—Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
This is because the things that precipitated out of the mixture are denser than the liquid left behind.
—Ray Petelin, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
In Thailand, the Chinese export tsunami has precipitated a crisis among smaller firms making car parts, electrical equipment, and consumer goods, stoking fears of deindustrialization.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, which killed nearly 20,000 people and precipitated a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, remains a vivid illustration of the devastation such events can cause.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Her son's vulnerability precipitated some of those words.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipitated
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Mixed reactions poured in on Wednesday at the local, state and federal levels in Michigan after officials said an ICE officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis.—
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Dray Thielker poured in 33 points and nine boards as Taunton edged Stoughton 64-61 in overtime.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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The skies may have rained on this year’s big climate summit in Belém, Brazil, but engineers have invented plenty of exciting climate tech this year worth celebrating.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Dec. 2025
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As boos rained down when the replay was shown, there was no penalty called on the play.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
24 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Fans have flooded social media to share their support for Duff.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
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Vivid memories of countless nights spent watching bad cult movies with my childhood friends flooded my mind, accompanied by the energetic drum machine pulses and synthesizer melodies of famed B-movie composer Chuck Cirino’s score for Deathstalker II.—
Bear McCreary,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Stars have now lost six straight games (0-3-3) after getting battered Tuesday night by those same Hurricanes that Colorado stormed back against three days prior.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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After Washington led by as many as 26 points late in the third quarter, the Magic stormed back and used a 42-18 run to cut their deficit to just two points with five minutes left in the game.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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