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
Since 1872, it's rained 61 times (roughly 40%) on Thanksgiving with measurable precipitation in Central Indiana.
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John Tufts, IndyStar, 11 Nov. 2025
Red confetti rained down around them, and the reality star had a huge grin on her face.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Boos rained down from the fans at Mile High Stadium on multiple occasions — a rare occurrence for an 8-2 team.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Love popped a timeout as Doubs clapped in frustration, and boos rained down from the home crowd.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Afterward, Tharp joined Copeland on stage, a bouquet of flowers in hand — the first of many, many colleagues and collaborators emerging from the wings to congratulate Copeland, as golden confetti rained down and the pile of bouquets on the stage swelled.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
By Deborah Brennan, CalMatters California lawmakers are demanding answers after a live fire demonstration over Camp Pendleton Saturday led to a misfire that rained shrapnel on Interstate 5, striking two California Highway Patrol vehicles.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Bombs rained down on every street and building, specifically the western and northern parts of Gaza like Al-Karama, Al-Naser, and Al-Shifa neighborhoods, targeting anyone in their path in order to forcibly clear Gaza City of its citizens.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
During that time, shrapnel allegedly rained down on the freeway in the closure zone, according to CHP.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
John Tufts, IndyStar, 11 Nov. 2025
Red confetti rained down around them, and the reality star had a huge grin on her face.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Boos rained down from the fans at Mile High Stadium on multiple occasions — a rare occurrence for an 8-2 team.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Love popped a timeout as Doubs clapped in frustration, and boos rained down from the home crowd.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Afterward, Tharp joined Copeland on stage, a bouquet of flowers in hand — the first of many, many colleagues and collaborators emerging from the wings to congratulate Copeland, as golden confetti rained down and the pile of bouquets on the stage swelled.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
By Deborah Brennan, CalMatters California lawmakers are demanding answers after a live fire demonstration over Camp Pendleton Saturday led to a misfire that rained shrapnel on Interstate 5, striking two California Highway Patrol vehicles.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Bombs rained down on every street and building, specifically the western and northern parts of Gaza like Al-Karama, Al-Naser, and Al-Shifa neighborhoods, targeting anyone in their path in order to forcibly clear Gaza City of its citizens.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
During that time, shrapnel allegedly rained down on the freeway in the closure zone, according to CHP.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rained
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As the New York Rangers poured goal after goal into the Nashville Predators’ net Monday, fans and players let out not only cheers but also sighs of relief.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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In the months since the video went viral, messages have poured in from people who see their own mothers in Shepherd.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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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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Around 500 Hamas terrorists stormed the kibbutz, killing 47 people and taking 76 hostages out of the 251 abducted across Israel that day.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The demonstration turned violent, and some people stormed Morelia’s Government Palace.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Oppenheimer director lavished praise on Johnson during an interview with The Smashing Machine helmer Benny Safdie on The Director’s Cut, the Directors Guild of America’s podcast.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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Kipping points out, however, that over nearly a decade and a half, astronomers have already lavished attention on WASP-39b, and numerous transits have been captured.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Scientific American,
13 Oct. 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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So were the makeshift rooms and bathrooms where migrants slept and showered.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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There, he was showered with gifts from fans in the country where his pop culture passion was born.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, which killed nearly 20,000 people and precipitated a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, remains a vivid illustration of the devastation such events can cause.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Her son's vulnerability precipitated some of those words.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Rained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rained. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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