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
Extreme drought, excessive rainfall and warm periods, however, can mute the range of fall colors.
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
That's due to flooding and heavy rainfall during the spring and summer months.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
The rainfall in those months is critical for the flowering of the new crop.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Widespread rainfall is expected through Tuesday night.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
That's due to flooding and heavy rainfall during the spring and summer months.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
The rainfall in those months is critical for the flowering of the new crop.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Widespread rainfall is expected through Tuesday night.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainfall
rain
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The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Saturday afternoon and evening, warning of storms with heavy rain, small hail, and wind gusts up to 40 mph in parts of north-central Colorado.—
Marco Cummings,
Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2025
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If only this car had arrived a few months later during one of our brief bouts of winter rain.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Rainfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainfall. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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