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
Accepting the biggest award of the night on Sunday, September 7 at New York’s UBS Arena, Grande took the stage with the video’s director Christian Breslauer, and showered her fans with both appreciation and inspiration.
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Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Mount Fuji’s dormant threat Fuji, Japan’s tallest peak, erupted roughly every 30 years and 318 years since its last eruption, known as the Hoei eruption, showered ash across Edo.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
During his panel, the American businessman and former reality TV presenter also showered praise on Simon Gerovich, president and CEO of Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
At their gigs in London’s massive Wembley Stadium and in Manchester’s Heaton Park, lads cried and moshed and showered each other in beer and cider and more questionable liquids.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
In most of the videos the dogs are living their best lives, being pampered, taking naps, playing together and being generally showered with love and affection.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
All 12 showered in that room and then convened around the cars outside the motel.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Before Harper’s birthday celebrations, both her parents showered her with affection and posted several old photos of Harper to both their separate Instagram profiles and Instagram Stories.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
This week the Television Critics Association recognized The Studio for best comedy but clearly showered the most love on The Pitt, with four major wins.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Mount Fuji’s dormant threat Fuji, Japan’s tallest peak, erupted roughly every 30 years and 318 years since its last eruption, known as the Hoei eruption, showered ash across Edo.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
During his panel, the American businessman and former reality TV presenter also showered praise on Simon Gerovich, president and CEO of Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
At their gigs in London’s massive Wembley Stadium and in Manchester’s Heaton Park, lads cried and moshed and showered each other in beer and cider and more questionable liquids.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
In most of the videos the dogs are living their best lives, being pampered, taking naps, playing together and being generally showered with love and affection.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
All 12 showered in that room and then convened around the cars outside the motel.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Before Harper’s birthday celebrations, both her parents showered her with affection and posted several old photos of Harper to both their separate Instagram profiles and Instagram Stories.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
This week the Television Critics Association recognized The Studio for best comedy but clearly showered the most love on The Pitt, with four major wins.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showered
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Inside the airy, tiled space in the Wedgewood Houston neighborhood, diners linger over baskets of still-warm croissants, artfully poured café au lait, tuna carpaccio, and a dangerously good French toast topped with berries and chantilly cream.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Kingdom has poured resources into logistics, mining, renewables, technology, creative industries, and advanced manufacturing—aiming to be a producer, not merely a consumer, of sophisticated goods and services.—
Ali Shihabi,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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The dish, which is beg enough for two to share, comes with wafer thin Chinese pancakes and a platter heaped with romaine salad, sambals, herbs, wasabi kosho and yuzu.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The incident heaped pressure on Merkel and her migration policies.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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And yet part of the quarterback’s allure is that, for all the worship lavished on those in the position, there is still a mystery about them.—
Seth Wickersham,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, for all the time lavished upon Tom’s grief or Robbie’s, far less attention is directed toward some of the other characters in their periphery, who’ve struggled just as much if not more.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Showered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showered. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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