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
Everything was fine until that major rainstorm last fall that caused several leaks in our roof.
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Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 17 Feb. 2026
With a major rainstorm on the horizon, the Sacramento area could see nearly a full week of precipitation.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Flooding in Independence The sinkhole made its first appearance in July 2025, during a series of heavy rainstorms in the Kansas City metro.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Fort Lauderdale lost its City Hall when a historic rainstorm flooded the basement in April 2023.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
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Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 17 Feb. 2026
With a major rainstorm on the horizon, the Sacramento area could see nearly a full week of precipitation.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Flooding in Independence The sinkhole made its first appearance in July 2025, during a series of heavy rainstorms in the Kansas City metro.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Fort Lauderdale lost its City Hall when a historic rainstorm flooded the basement in April 2023.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainstorm
Noun
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As the rain lessened, the wind increased, making holes 12 to 16 particularly challenging.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The weather service said in its forecast temperatures are expected to rise Sunday before rain returns to the Sacramento Valley on Monday.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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While parts of the state were hammered by Monday’s blizzard, snowfall totals in Boston were below the two feet that fell in late January’s massive storm.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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If this week’s snow storm in the Northeast is any indication, winter isn’t over yet, so plan for plenty of layering over the weeks ahead.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Rainstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainstorm. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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