as in rain
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity a torrential rainfall washed away most of the little sprouts in our vegetable garden

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Recent Examples of rainfall Low pressure systems are often the focus of meteorologists and the public because they are often associated with storm systems, rainfall, and hazardous risks. Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 The agency warned that several inches of rainfall was possible, potentially leading to flash flooding in urban areas. Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025 San Diego, which is considered to have among the best year-round climates in the nation, averages less than 10 inches of annual rainfall, according to National Weather Service data. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025 The center of the hurricane is expected to move inland over southern Mexico throughout the day, and is expected to produce rainfall totals of 8 to 12 inches in the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero. Simmone Shah, Time, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for rainfall
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rain
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  • The chance of rain will carry into Thursday, with possible showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
  • Africanized honey bees don't survive in areas with cold winters and don't like high levels of rain, making for natural cutoffs in areas where temperatures fall, Rangel said.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 23 June 2025

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“Rainfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainfall. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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