as in rains
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 rainfalls
During years of drought, when the water level dropped, trees grew in the lake bed, but when water returned following heavy rainfalls, the trees lost their leaves and were just bare trunks and branches.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainfalls
rains
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Heavy rains and thunderstorms caused flooding in much of Broward and Miami-Dade counties Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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His activism was sparked by the devastating floods and rains in Uganda.—
Aniebiet Ntui,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Rainfalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainfalls. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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