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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
Surveillance video obtained by Fox News shows the chaotic moments when ICE agents took cover and protected detainees as gunfire rained down on them from outside a Dallas facility Wednesday morning.
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Peter D'abrosca , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
When the Rams took a 26-7 lead in the third quarter, a chorus of boos rained down from the home fans at Lincoln Financial Field.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Boos rained down from frustrated fans as Roberts came out to pull Wrobleski.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Soon, crowd-surfing reigned and fans launched water bottles into the air as droplets rained down.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
There were tears and hugs among the 42-strong teammates, as confetti and streamers rained down.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
As boos rained down from the Philly crowd and Carter trudged to the locker-room, TV cameras showed Carter appearing to spit at Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
For the next six hours, both gentle showers and torrential thunderstorms rained down, dropping about an inch of rain on Manchester, according to the National Weather Service.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Then on Thursday, Russian missiles and drones rained on Kyiv, causing multiple deaths and injuries.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Peter D'abrosca , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
When the Rams took a 26-7 lead in the third quarter, a chorus of boos rained down from the home fans at Lincoln Financial Field.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Boos rained down from frustrated fans as Roberts came out to pull Wrobleski.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Soon, crowd-surfing reigned and fans launched water bottles into the air as droplets rained down.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
There were tears and hugs among the 42-strong teammates, as confetti and streamers rained down.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
As boos rained down from the Philly crowd and Carter trudged to the locker-room, TV cameras showed Carter appearing to spit at Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
For the next six hours, both gentle showers and torrential thunderstorms rained down, dropping about an inch of rain on Manchester, according to the National Weather Service.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Then on Thursday, Russian missiles and drones rained on Kyiv, causing multiple deaths and injuries.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rained
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On Valentine’s Day in 2024, Florence Poirel poured champagne in her Zurich apartment with her partner, both longtime Googlers.—
Mike Winters
Tasia Jensen,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Companies have poured billions into the burgeoning technology despite questions about its financial sustainability and the costs of its high demand for electricity and water being passed onto consumers.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Taking some of the difficult minutes typically heaped on Marner and Matthews and shuffling it off to a more defensively apt third line, with Roy as the center, would make sense.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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There will be a lot of skepticism heaped upon this movie, but the potential for a surprise-masterpiece narrative is there as well.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Junior tight end Bennett Jordan outjumped two defenders, somehow caught it, and the Mountain Brook team stormed the end zone.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Tigers-Guardians series brings plenty of storylines after Cleveland stormed back to take the division.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Pakistan lavished him with praise, and nominated him for the Nobel Prize.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kirk also lavished praise on Vance’s debating skills.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Fans flooded social media with emotional reactions to the photo, citing the pair's past feud as part of its significance.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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That honesty resonated with parents and teachers alike, many of whom flooded her comments with support.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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This time, the Tigers were showered and prowling downtown Cleveland in time for a celebratory steak dinner.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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They will be showered with confetti and applause, not to mention be awarded $750,000 for their efforts.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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So did Fergie, with other affairs that became public knowledge and precipitated the divorce.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
23 Sep. 2025
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His September proclamation and January refinement precipitated today’s constitutional system, a system based fundamentally on the proposition that all Americans are born equal.—
Akhil Reed Amar,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Rained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rained. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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