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
Beer was showered over the crowd, firecrackers set off and Mexican flags waved high in the sky against the setting sun.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
So as the team made its way up the Canyon of Heroes Thursday morning, it was showered instead with shredded office paper and blue and orange confetti.
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Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Spencer went on to marry Raine, Countess of Dartmouth — her mother was the romantic fiction novelist Barbara Cartland, who showered Diana’s world with pulp romance.
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Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Following the ceremony at City Hall where the NBA champions were given keys to New York City, confetti canons showered the Knicks with paper in the team's colors.
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Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
For example, French Marshal Henri Petain was showered with ticker tape in 1931 and later convicted of treason for heading the Vichy government that collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.
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Jennifer Peltz,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Critics have showered praise on Cry Baby, which is the follow-up to 2024’s Dark Times.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
16 June 2026
Following a one-hour delay, the rain mostly stopped Friday afternoon, but the Chicago Cubs were continually showered with boos after getting drilled, 18-3, by the San Francisco Giants in another rough performance at Wrigley Field.
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Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
As the crowd showered Sánchez with a standing ovation that lasted long enough that Jase Bowen’s at-bat was delayed, Merrill and Sánchez shared a quick glance and exchanged smiles.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
So as the team made its way up the Canyon of Heroes Thursday morning, it was showered instead with shredded office paper and blue and orange confetti.
—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Spencer went on to marry Raine, Countess of Dartmouth — her mother was the romantic fiction novelist Barbara Cartland, who showered Diana’s world with pulp romance.
—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Following the ceremony at City Hall where the NBA champions were given keys to New York City, confetti canons showered the Knicks with paper in the team's colors.
—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
For example, French Marshal Henri Petain was showered with ticker tape in 1931 and later convicted of treason for heading the Vichy government that collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.
—
Jennifer Peltz,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Critics have showered praise on Cry Baby, which is the follow-up to 2024’s Dark Times.
—
Spin Staff,
SPIN,
16 June 2026
Following a one-hour delay, the rain mostly stopped Friday afternoon, but the Chicago Cubs were continually showered with boos after getting drilled, 18-3, by the San Francisco Giants in another rough performance at Wrigley Field.
—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
As the crowd showered Sánchez with a standing ovation that lasted long enough that Jase Bowen’s at-bat was delayed, Merrill and Sánchez shared a quick glance and exchanged smiles.
—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showered
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Clark had a collection of par saves around the turn as Scottie Scheffler was making a move and poured it on with a fairway metal to get within four feet for eagle on the par-five 16th for an even-par 70 that gave him a six-shot lead.
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Clark had a collection of par saves around the turn as Scottie Scheffler was making a move and poured it on with a 3-wood to 4 feet for eagle on the par-5 16th, leading to an even-par 70 that gave him a six-shot edge going into the final round.
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The Angels manager also heaped praise on his friend when asked what makes Kotsay special.
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Little surprise that the pair explore the wider context of Brazil’s 1970 World Cup triumph, namely the military dictatorship that sapped national pride and heaped enormous pressure on a team — one who’d stunk up the tournament four years earlier — to restore it.
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Likewise, Wong’s bricks are beyond compare in the attention lavished on each individual building block.
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An obvious contributor, also cited by Powell, is the king’s ransom being lavished on AI data centers, projected to reach almost $1 trillion this year, multiples of the number three years ago.
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“Showered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showered. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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