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- the rain continued for most of the day
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- the Norman invaders fled when the castle's defenders threw a rain of stones down upon them
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of rain (Entry 2 of 2)
- it started raining early this morning and hasn't let up since
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- she rained praise upon her graduating students
- the squadron rained bombs on the enemy's fortifications
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'Umbrella': A History
'Umbrella': A History
There's lots of shade in this one
Words We're Watching: 'Petrichor'
Words We're Watching: 'Petrichor'
Aka, the scent released when rain hits dry earth
'Precipitous' Does Not Mean "Rainy"
'Precipitous' Does Not Mean "Rainy"
Some words on the precipice
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“Rain.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rain. Accessed 7 December 2019.
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The first known use of rain was before the 12th century
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