as in rains
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 rainstorms
Recent rainstorms across California are also contributing to a surge in termite sightings.
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Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Then, for those seeds to grow, rainstorms need to occur at an even interval between winter and spring.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Higher temperatures convert would-be snowstorms into rainstorms.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Subsequent rainstorms must then be evenly spaced throughout the winter and spring.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
Multiple rounds of rainstorms will sweep through the Kansas City area this week, and the National Weather Service says some stronger storms could bring heavy rain, flooding, large hail and damaging winds.
—Robert A. Cronkleton
march 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Bolding’s joyful daisies decorated the Sidecca tote bag given to customers at November’s reopening, just before December’s intense rainstorms.
—Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Avoid planting grass seed right before heavy rainstorms, which can wash seeds away.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
The waterproof shell is perfect for those unexpected summer rainstorms.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Then, for those seeds to grow, rainstorms need to occur at an even interval between winter and spring.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Higher temperatures convert would-be snowstorms into rainstorms.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Subsequent rainstorms must then be evenly spaced throughout the winter and spring.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
Multiple rounds of rainstorms will sweep through the Kansas City area this week, and the National Weather Service says some stronger storms could bring heavy rain, flooding, large hail and damaging winds.
—Robert A. Cronkleton
march 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Bolding’s joyful daisies decorated the Sidecca tote bag given to customers at November’s reopening, just before December’s intense rainstorms.
—Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Avoid planting grass seed right before heavy rainstorms, which can wash seeds away.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
The waterproof shell is perfect for those unexpected summer rainstorms.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainstorms
Noun
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Dangerous winds were but one piece of a wild weather mosaic that included heavy rains in Hawaii, triple-digit heat ahead in Phoenix and the return of winter cold to the Midwest and Northeast.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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Dangerous winds are but one piece of a wild weather mosaic that includes heavy rains in Hawaii, triple-digit heat ahead in Phoenix and the return of winter cold to the Midwest and Northeast.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The most powerful storms tend to come in the later part of the season.—
David Goodhue
March 16,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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The disruptions follow a chaotic Monday for air travel, triggered by powerful storms that dumped snow by the foot in the Midwest and swept through the eastern half of the country, leading to thousands of cancellations at major hubs, including in New York, Chicago and Atlanta.—
Emilie Megnien,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rainstorms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainstorms. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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