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
Coastal areas and Southern California are expected to see lighter rain, but there’s still an 80% chance of at least some rainfall between Friday and Sunday.
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Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Firefighters and sheriff’s deputies found the horse surrounded by fast-moving streams in Coon Creek, which had overflowed after heavy rainfall in the northwest suburb.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Areas with poor plant growth, shallow roots, or standing water after rainfall may indicate compaction.
—Nora Doonan, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Just weeks after reopening, flooding due to rainfall forced the mine to close yet again.
—Jay Gabler, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
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Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Firefighters and sheriff’s deputies found the horse surrounded by fast-moving streams in Coon Creek, which had overflowed after heavy rainfall in the northwest suburb.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Areas with poor plant growth, shallow roots, or standing water after rainfall may indicate compaction.
—Nora Doonan, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Just weeks after reopening, flooding due to rainfall forced the mine to close yet again.
—Jay Gabler, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainfall
rain
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The rain will start to clear out Sunday evening as the front moves through and begins to usher in drier, but cooler temperatures for next week.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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All of them caught the TPC San Antonio in benign conditions with very little wind, and morning rain that not only softened the course but led officials to allow for preferred lies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Rainfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainfall. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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