as in poured
to give readily and in large quantities
showered gifts on the guests of honor
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Recent Examples of showered
The Boston crowd showered Flagg with love, which isn’t common for opposing players who haven’t played for the franchise previously.
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Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim sat down with guest host Pink on The Kelly Clarkson Show and showered the singer with compliments.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
The filing indicated that Zaslav, who has been richly showered with grants over the years, acquired the shares as part of his compensation between January of 2023 and February of 2026.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
Hillier was able to make par and was showered by champagne on the 18th green.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Your 8th House of Closeness is showered with the affection of Mercury and Venus’s conjunction, increasing your capacity to have deep conversations.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
After the game, she was showered with water by her teammates in the locker room.
—Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Had Willie come forward, he would have been showered with love and probably never would have reached out to me.
—Annabelle Gurwitch, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
This mist reminds me of being freshly showered and curled up under layers of blankets—the perfect antidote to freezing temperatures outside.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim sat down with guest host Pink on The Kelly Clarkson Show and showered the singer with compliments.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
The filing indicated that Zaslav, who has been richly showered with grants over the years, acquired the shares as part of his compensation between January of 2023 and February of 2026.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
Hillier was able to make par and was showered by champagne on the 18th green.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Your 8th House of Closeness is showered with the affection of Mercury and Venus’s conjunction, increasing your capacity to have deep conversations.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
After the game, she was showered with water by her teammates in the locker room.
—Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Had Willie come forward, he would have been showered with love and probably never would have reached out to me.
—Annabelle Gurwitch, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
This mist reminds me of being freshly showered and curled up under layers of blankets—the perfect antidote to freezing temperatures outside.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showered
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The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana in Texas, the nation’s largest ICE detention facility, at a rate of nearly one a day for five months, each its own tale of pain and despair.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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In the aftermath of the Pulse shootings, donations poured in from across the nation.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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And while Democrats have expressed scorn and heaped criticism of recall efforts against sitting governors of their party, there’s every reason to think that, with the political tables turned, the process could be used to dislodge a Republican state chief executive from office.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The tlayudas are nearly table-sized and heaped with meats, smears of black bean, nopales, quesillo and more.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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In a piece for HoopsHype this week, longtime NBA agent Bernie Lee lavished praise on Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, who blew Lee away during a free agent meeting last summer.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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In those earliest days, the local newspaper, the Daily Arkansas Gazette, lavished praise on the establishment, comparing it to the likes of Chicago’s Palmer House.—
Cynthia J Drake,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Showered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showered. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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