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
Stories about the late Kyle Busch have rained down all weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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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
Never mow your lawn right after it's rained—always wait until the grass is completely dry.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026
Hats rained down on the ice following Dorofeyev’s third goal of the night, which tied it with 52 seconds remaining in regulation.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The hail rained down on April 28 as an intense storm rolled through parts of Springfield, Missouri, and Greene County.
—Marta Mieze, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Every time the bombs fell too close or the leaflets rained down warning my family to flee, the only way she could be moved was on a donkey.
—Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
Some pieces of glass rained down on Smith.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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
Never mow your lawn right after it's rained—always wait until the grass is completely dry.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026
Hats rained down on the ice following Dorofeyev’s third goal of the night, which tied it with 52 seconds remaining in regulation.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The hail rained down on April 28 as an intense storm rolled through parts of Springfield, Missouri, and Greene County.
—Marta Mieze, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Every time the bombs fell too close or the leaflets rained down warning my family to flee, the only way she could be moved was on a donkey.
—Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
Some pieces of glass rained down on Smith.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rained
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Since his death, tributes have poured in from league executives, activists and athletes across professional sports.—
Eryn Mathewson,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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Long before concrete was poured for the house, Higgins started digging — literally.—
David Caraccio
May 23,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 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
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Footage taken by local media in the courtyard and inside the building showed clouds of tear gas as riot police stormed through the premises, before journalists were removed by the police.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
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Video taken by local media in the courtyard and inside the building showed clouds of tear gas as riot police stormed through the premises, before journalists were removed by the police.—
Cinar Kiper,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 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
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Matthew Cole Raises the Alarm Our world has been flooded by a deluge of digital platforms, their ceaseless flow submerging our daily lives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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In a feed flooded with artificial content, genuine humanity becomes impossible to scroll past.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The International Esperanto Naturist Organization showered passersby with pamphlets featuring stock photos of aspirationally fit, naked bodies.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Collins was showered with gifts and a citation.—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Requests for the ring came in thick and fast, which precipitated the launch of the jewelry label.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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Notably, the disclosure was not precipitated by common external cybersecurity culprits such as hacking, ransomware, vendor breach or phishing.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Rained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rained. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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