1
as in pouring
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
it started raining early this morning and hasn't let up since
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2
as in showering
to give readily and in large quantities
she rained praise upon her graduating students the squadron rained bombs on the enemy's fortifications
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Recent Examples of raining
For at least one year, teams like the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills wouldn’t have to worry about Kansas City raining on their parades.
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Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
The operator takes another swing, but the man ducks, punches the operator, then knocks him down, raining punches on his head before a bystander separates the two.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Mitri’s grandmother, Pam Visk of Homer Glen, was not going to let Saoirse miss out on this event, even through it was raining heavily for portions of the morning.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
It is supposed to begin raining around that time and not stop until evening.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Two exploded, raining radioactive material on the village of Palomares.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
Long before humans launched satellites, material from space was already raining down on Earth.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Other videos depict barrages of Iranian ballistic missiles raining down on Tehran’s enemies.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
When the bombs started raining down on Iran on February 28, many business leaders hoped the conflict would be short and the economic effects would be transient.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
The operator takes another swing, but the man ducks, punches the operator, then knocks him down, raining punches on his head before a bystander separates the two.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Mitri’s grandmother, Pam Visk of Homer Glen, was not going to let Saoirse miss out on this event, even through it was raining heavily for portions of the morning.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
It is supposed to begin raining around that time and not stop until evening.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Two exploded, raining radioactive material on the village of Palomares.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
Long before humans launched satellites, material from space was already raining down on Earth.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Other videos depict barrages of Iranian ballistic missiles raining down on Tehran’s enemies.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
When the bombs started raining down on Iran on February 28, many business leaders hoped the conflict would be short and the economic effects would be transient.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raining
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Another alleged form of punishment was pouring hot sauce into the girl's mouth and onto her genital area.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Nothing matches the Santa Lucia Highlands Gals for its unique combination of more than 40 stellar wineries pouring pinot noir, chardonnay and syrah, all from the Santa Lucia Highlands, and stellar chefs from the Monterey area.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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In its election campaign, Fidesz has used a video generated by artificial intelligence showing Magyar storming into a Hungarian home to conscript a young man.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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Roberts-Smith received the Victoria Cross after storming two enemy machine guns during his fifth tour in Afghanistan.—
Elaine Mallon,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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While some dams serve critical purposes, protection from flooding and supplying drinking water, along the 80-mile-long Charles River, Kumpf says nearly 20 dams are simply relics of the region's industrial past.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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With hundreds of new products flooding the halls of Fiera Milano and installations popping up across the city, even all six days are barely enough for the time needed to cover it all.—
Jesse Dorris,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Raining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raining. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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