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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
The skies may have rained on this year’s big climate summit in Belém, Brazil, but engineers have invented plenty of exciting climate tech this year worth celebrating.
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2025
As boos rained down when the replay was shown, there was no penalty called on the play.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
SpaceX explosion endangered three jets The January 16 explosion of a SpaceX rocket over the Caribbean rained debris over a vast area of airspace for 50 minutes, the WSJ reports, endangering three passenger jets carrying 450 people.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
But last Sunday horror and hatred rained down onto a Bondi lawn, where 15 people were shot dead by two gunmen with six licensed firearms.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Boston led by double digits for the final nine minutes, its lead peaking at 19 points as its threes rained down.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
The fans in the arena were stunned as boos rained on Gunther.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Boos rained down during the Chiefs’ game Sunday against the Chargers at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Dec. 2025
Moore couldn’t believe it, nor could any of his teammates, coaches or the thousands of Colts fans in attendance at Lucas Oil Stadium who rained boos on the referees (who also appeared to miss a delay of game penalty on Houston before the snap).
—James Boyd, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2025
As boos rained down when the replay was shown, there was no penalty called on the play.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
SpaceX explosion endangered three jets The January 16 explosion of a SpaceX rocket over the Caribbean rained debris over a vast area of airspace for 50 minutes, the WSJ reports, endangering three passenger jets carrying 450 people.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
But last Sunday horror and hatred rained down onto a Bondi lawn, where 15 people were shot dead by two gunmen with six licensed firearms.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Boston led by double digits for the final nine minutes, its lead peaking at 19 points as its threes rained down.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
The fans in the arena were stunned as boos rained on Gunther.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Boos rained down during the Chiefs’ game Sunday against the Chargers at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Dec. 2025
Moore couldn’t believe it, nor could any of his teammates, coaches or the thousands of Colts fans in attendance at Lucas Oil Stadium who rained boos on the referees (who also appeared to miss a delay of game penalty on Houston before the snap).
—James Boyd, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rained
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Mixed reactions poured in on Wednesday at the local, state and federal levels in Michigan after officials said an ICE officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis.—
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Dray Thielker poured in 33 points and nine boards as Taunton edged Stoughton 64-61 in overtime.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Murphy has produced countless TV shows that have been heaped with acclaim, ratings and awards and Kardashian is a reality show star turned businesswoman and billionaire, with millions of followers and fans hooked to her every move.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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This isn’t the first time Winkler has heaped attention on Kelce.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Stars have now lost six straight games (0-3-3) after getting battered Tuesday night by those same Hurricanes that Colorado stormed back against three days prior.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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After Washington led by as many as 26 points late in the third quarter, the Magic stormed back and used a 42-18 run to cut their deficit to just two points with five minutes left in the game.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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Just as much attention has been lavished on the dining spaces below, including Infiniti, a sushi bar and modern seafood restaurant, and Off Shore, a tacos and cocktails spot with tables set right in the sand.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
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The same is true of all the recent attention that has been lavished on Nick Fuentes.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Fans have flooded social media to share their support for Duff.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
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Vivid memories of countless nights spent watching bad cult movies with my childhood friends flooded my mind, accompanied by the energetic drum machine pulses and synthesizer melodies of famed B-movie composer Chuck Cirino’s score for Deathstalker II.—
Bear McCreary,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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The couple depended on water bottles and showered at the homes of relatives.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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AdventHealth did not provide any other information, but the families of first babies born in the new year often are showered with extra baby supplies.—
Leslie Postal,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Jan. 2026
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Both have endured crippling US sanctions that have precipitated economic collapses.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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Grant’s real-life death was one of the many instances of police brutality that precipitated the creation of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the film premiered the same year BLM was founded.—
Lia Beck,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Rained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rained. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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