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Recent Examples of precipitation But extreme precipitation, not just the lack of it, plays a role in worsening fire conditions too. Bloomberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 The seasonal precipitation and temperature outlooks, both issued on July 16, are four-and-a-half month predictions valid from December 2026 to February 2027. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026 Skies are expected to remain partly sunny Thursday as the chance of precipitation hits and sticks around through the night, NWS states. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026 What first appears to be a run-of-the-mill Seattle rainstorm is soon revealed to be something more nefarious, as the apparently sentient precipitation seals everyone inside of their homes. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for precipitation
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Noun
  • This guarantees that no matter which parent or caregiver is running the afternoon hustle, everyone is in the loop on expectations beyond drop-off and pick-up times.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 16 Aug. 2026
  • There was no music and no hustle and bustle in Inwood on Sunday; just the sound of barricades being laid out in the normally boisterous neighborhood.
    Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Trump’s remarks, in my view, make for essential viewing, thirty-seven seconds that showcase the precipitousness of our fall as a superpower.
    Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026

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“Precipitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipitation. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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