1
as in poured
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
it started raining early this morning and hasn't let up since
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as in heaped
to give readily and in large quantities
she rained praise upon her graduating students the squadron rained bombs on the enemy's fortifications
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Recent Examples of rained
Rainbows rained on Boston Saturday.
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Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 6 June 2026
Once again, Let’s Go Knicks chants rained down from the stands, the Frost Bank Center soundboard operator attempting to drown the chants out by increasing the volume of the in-arena music.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
As gold confetti rained from the ceiling, Lai jumped up and down with excitement while Cowell joined her onstage for a hug.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
The entire squad, coaches and backroom staff jumped in delight on the podium as gold confetti rained down around them.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Boos rained down from the stands with Slot facing the first crisis of his tenure.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Stories about the late Kyle Busch have rained down all weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2026
Haterade rained down on Spotify‘s 20th birthday party celebratory disco-ball icon.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 May 2026
Tanya Veluz fled the Eaton Fire with her 10-year-old as ash and embers rained down.
—Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 6 June 2026
Once again, Let’s Go Knicks chants rained down from the stands, the Frost Bank Center soundboard operator attempting to drown the chants out by increasing the volume of the in-arena music.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
As gold confetti rained from the ceiling, Lai jumped up and down with excitement while Cowell joined her onstage for a hug.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
The entire squad, coaches and backroom staff jumped in delight on the podium as gold confetti rained down around them.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Boos rained down from the stands with Slot facing the first crisis of his tenure.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Stories about the late Kyle Busch have rained down all weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2026
Haterade rained down on Spotify‘s 20th birthday party celebratory disco-ball icon.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 May 2026
Tanya Veluz fled the Eaton Fire with her 10-year-old as ash and embers rained down.
—Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rained
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The grappa is poured, and praised.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Cards and well-wishes poured in from around the world, as did calls from oblivious travelers.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Nick Immaculata from Preservation Distillery might be, especially after seeing the praise heaped upon it from the eternally online whiskey world.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
24 May 2026
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Cooking utensils and small mounds of clothes are kept in plastic bags or heaped on the ground.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
Verb
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After the Fever led by as many as 12 in the second half, the Liberty stormed back, capitalizing on Indiana turnovers to secure an 83-75 victory.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Sadly, today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Verb
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An obvious contributor, also cited by Powell, is the king’s ransom being lavished on AI data centers, projected to reach almost $1 trillion this year, multiples of the number three years ago.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Kerr, who has also lavished praise upon Brown, 56, whenever asked about him, made sure to give Atkinson his due before a December game in Cleveland.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The idea of bringing Pip to the local dog park flooded me with terror.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The view from the window flooded See with memories from her childhood.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Shortly after sharing the news, several people, including Cole and several former Disney stars, showered them with love and shared their excitement for the couple's baby on the way.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Following a one-hour delay, the rain mostly stopped Friday afternoon, but the Chicago Cubs were continually showered with boos after getting drilled, 18-3, by the San Francisco Giants in another rough performance at Wrigley Field.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Verb
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That precipitated this rapid process.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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As shared by the financial intelligence platform Quartr, this, in turn, precipitated another shift.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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“Rained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rained. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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