as in rain
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
we ran into a big rainstorm on Highway 6, and the visibility was so poor we had to pull over
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Recent Examples of rainstorm
In fact, a 2023 rainstorm in New York City flooded over 150 school buildings in a single day.
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Laura Schifter, Time, 15 July 2025
Interactions of cool air (outflow boundaries) from morning rainstorms and a sea breeze front that was sprawled across the region.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The rainstorm alert in Beijing ended at 2:30 p.m. local time, per BBC News.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 July 2025
Can the jugglers withstand a rainstorm of hens or will they be yoked?
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2025
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Laura Schifter, Time, 15 July 2025
Interactions of cool air (outflow boundaries) from morning rainstorms and a sea breeze front that was sprawled across the region.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The rainstorm alert in Beijing ended at 2:30 p.m. local time, per BBC News.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 July 2025
Can the jugglers withstand a rainstorm of hens or will they be yoked?
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainstorm
Noun
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Sweltering heat, a hint of rain and a stormy weekend could all be in the cards for the Kansas City area this week, according to the National Weather Service.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Aug. 2025
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The episode ends with Tyler transformed, Laurel fatally wounded and Wednesday thrown from a window, left unconscious in the rain as the Hyde vanishes.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The storms are forecast to bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches).—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Aug. 2025
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But another driver behind it is some of the infrastructure that has been in place for decades, installed long before concerns about climate change and 1,000 year storms were more commonplace.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Rainstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainstorm. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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