SHOWERED Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

showered

verb

past tense of shower

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 Emmy voters showered stars with attention Wednesday morning, and not just in the acting categories. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 July 2026 Sprinklers showered the Kentucky bluegrass field during the breaks and at halftime. — Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026 At the Tate Gallery, fans who had gathered outside to greet her showered her with birthday presents—from cards to flowers and a small pink balloon with a cartoon bear, People reported. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 2 July 2026 Fans showered Ovechkin with cheers and adulation, despite his refusal to acknowledge the surrounding uncertainty. — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Amid the postgame handshakes, González showered Roberts with bubble gum. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Brock Lesnar—Hell In A Cell—Confirmed For SummerSlam King Oba Femi was showered with cheers. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Police said that the two women had changed clothes and showered by the time officers arrived. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 30 June 2026 Alec and Hilaria showered their son with kisses for his eighth birthday in September. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

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Gordon, the only sitting judge who spent multiple days on the bus, poured over documents and sequestered himself with a laptop and a cell phone video call in a back corner.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026
The scale alone — several million visitors have poured through the country over the tournament’s five-week run — has made the World Cup both a massive sporting spectacle and a test of logistical and policy coordination on an unprecedented level.

— Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026

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Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasion of Ukraine stretches into its fifth year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasion of Ukraine stretches into its fifth year.

— Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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Although much attention was lavished on their July 1986 royal wedding, their married life was complicated by scandal.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 July 2026
The old temples of Tamil Nadu are a treasure-trove of forms incised on stone or magicked from brass, and lavished daily with fruit and flowers, incense and sandalwood, music and light.

— Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026

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