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
This time, the Tigers were showered and prowling downtown Cleveland in time for a celebratory steak dinner.
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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
Donors linked to compounding pharmacies have showered Harshbarger with donations over the years, and Robert Harshbarger, the congresswoman’s son, serves as CEO of Premier Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy that could stand to gain from the legislation.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
Zimmerman showered Leader with love and took her to obedience classes, offered rewards like liver or chicken during positive training sessions, and made sure to socialize her by having as many different people as possible pet her.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 15 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
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
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
Donors linked to compounding pharmacies have showered Harshbarger with donations over the years, and Robert Harshbarger, the congresswoman’s son, serves as CEO of Premier Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy that could stand to gain from the legislation.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
Zimmerman showered Leader with love and took her to obedience classes, offered rewards like liver or chicken during positive training sessions, and made sure to socialize her by having as many different people as possible pet her.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 15 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showered
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How the Squirrel Left the Mark Seth Magle, director of the Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute, noted that concrete is usually poured during the day, when squirrels are active, while rats are nocturnal.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Tributes to the musician poured in shortly after the news of his death.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Ayton doesn’t have to reach the stardom that people once heaped upon him to justify the Lakers’ signing.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Murphy heaped on the praise for several Dodgers players while continuously suggesting that his own team was the underdog for the series.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 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 18 Oct. 2025.
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