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
So were the makeshift rooms and bathrooms where migrants slept and showered.
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Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
There, he was showered with gifts from fans in the country where his pop culture passion was born.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
After Kansas City’s 27-24 win, Bills supporters showered Kansas City’s players with snowballs, many of them frozen solid.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Moose was showered with pets before being reunited with his owners, according to People.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Players are rushing to get showered, dressed, fed and present with family members who traveled for the game, all before being chauffeured away in the bus to the team plane.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
This time, the Tigers were showered and prowling downtown Cleveland in time for a celebratory steak dinner.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
They will be showered with confetti and applause, not to mention be awarded $750,000 for their efforts.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
The school has been showered with flowers, donuts and other treats.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
There, he was showered with gifts from fans in the country where his pop culture passion was born.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
After Kansas City’s 27-24 win, Bills supporters showered Kansas City’s players with snowballs, many of them frozen solid.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Moose was showered with pets before being reunited with his owners, according to People.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Players are rushing to get showered, dressed, fed and present with family members who traveled for the game, all before being chauffeured away in the bus to the team plane.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
This time, the Tigers were showered and prowling downtown Cleveland in time for a celebratory steak dinner.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
They will be showered with confetti and applause, not to mention be awarded $750,000 for their efforts.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
The school has been showered with flowers, donuts and other treats.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showered
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For this story, Sophie poured over testing insights from our team of T+L editors, and also added in her own additional research for each piece of luggage.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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Since then, adoption appeals have poured in from across India and overseas.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Murphy has produced countless TV shows that have been heaped with acclaim, ratings and awards and Kardashian is a reality show star turned businesswoman and billionaire, with millions of followers and fans hooked to her every move.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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This isn’t the first time Winkler has heaped attention on Kelce.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Oppenheimer director lavished praise on Johnson during an interview with The Smashing Machine helmer Benny Safdie on The Director’s Cut, the Directors Guild of America’s podcast.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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Kipping points out, however, that over nearly a decade and a half, astronomers have already lavished attention on WASP-39b, and numerous transits have been captured.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Scientific American,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Showered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showered. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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