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
Forecasters say outages could continue to climb as the storm brings heavy winds and periods of torrential rainfall to the region.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Plus, several inches of rainfall early this week in Charlotte might create softer-than-ideal conditions for what Harris and his membership envisioned.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 13 May 2025
And the 24-hour total rainfall by Tuesday afternoon has the potential of reaching 10-plus inches over portions of the metro area, the weather service said, with the coastal metro areas having a higher risk of excessive rainfall.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
In April 2025, Oklahoma City received 12.55 inches of rainfall in total.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Plus, several inches of rainfall early this week in Charlotte might create softer-than-ideal conditions for what Harris and his membership envisioned.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 13 May 2025
And the 24-hour total rainfall by Tuesday afternoon has the potential of reaching 10-plus inches over portions of the metro area, the weather service said, with the coastal metro areas having a higher risk of excessive rainfall.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
In April 2025, Oklahoma City received 12.55 inches of rainfall in total.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainfall
rain
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Visit after a hard rain for the most dramatic cascades.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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That's precisely where most of Titan’s lakes and seas are located — probably replenished by methane and ethane rain.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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“Rainfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainfall. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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