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to give readily and in large quantities
showered gifts on the guests of honor
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Recent Examples of showered
As noted, One Battle After Another was showered with statuettes, including Best Picture, Director, and Adapted Screenplay.
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Steamed florets are smashed flat, brushed with oil, and showered with a ranch seasoning packet, then roasted until the edges turn deeply golden and crackly.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
After the attack, Ricks put the knife back in the kitchen, showered, packed some clothes, put his 9-month old son Isaiah into his crib and left the apartment.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
The sequences after the game summed it up, from the embrace with Erik Spoelstra, being showered courtside by teammates, the moments with Micky Arison and Nick Arison on the opposite end of the sideline, and then the interaction with Pat Riley in the hallway leading to the locker room.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Covered with a fluffy frosting and showered with toasted coconut, this cake is a dream.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Your inspiration zone is showered with good fortune, thanks to magnanimous Jupiter beginning to roll forward there.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
And fans showered praise on the Longhorns for one of the most comprehensive beatdowns laid on the mighty Gamecocks of the past few seasons.
—American Statesman Sports Desk, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
The Boston crowd showered Flagg with love, which isn’t common for opposing players who haven’t played for the franchise previously.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Steamed florets are smashed flat, brushed with oil, and showered with a ranch seasoning packet, then roasted until the edges turn deeply golden and crackly.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
After the attack, Ricks put the knife back in the kitchen, showered, packed some clothes, put his 9-month old son Isaiah into his crib and left the apartment.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
The sequences after the game summed it up, from the embrace with Erik Spoelstra, being showered courtside by teammates, the moments with Micky Arison and Nick Arison on the opposite end of the sideline, and then the interaction with Pat Riley in the hallway leading to the locker room.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Covered with a fluffy frosting and showered with toasted coconut, this cake is a dream.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Your inspiration zone is showered with good fortune, thanks to magnanimous Jupiter beginning to roll forward there.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
And fans showered praise on the Longhorns for one of the most comprehensive beatdowns laid on the mighty Gamecocks of the past few seasons.
—American Statesman Sports Desk, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
The Boston crowd showered Flagg with love, which isn’t common for opposing players who haven’t played for the franchise previously.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showered
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Hanwha bought the Philadelphia shipyard in 2024 for $100 million, then poured in another $100 million and tasked David Kim, a Korean American born in Texas, to bring the yard into the 21st century.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Relax by the grand fireplace overlooking the mountainside as you’re delivered triers of sweet pastries and chocolate treats, savory salmon toasts, lobster rolls, and more while Artisanal high chocolate is poured over fluffy cotton candy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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John Lindsay opposed the Vietnam War; Ed Koch heaped abuse on the Palestine Liberation Organization; David Dinkins spoke out in favor of dismantling South African apartheid; Rudy Giuliani ejected Yasser Arafat from a concert at Lincoln Center.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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The adulations heaped upon me at this point are getting nauseating.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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Some of that was lavished on talent from Bayer Leverkusen, who cashed checks worth €165m for Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong from Liverpool.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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In a piece for HoopsHype this week, longtime NBA agent Bernie Lee lavished praise on Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, who blew Lee away during a free agent meeting last summer.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Showered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showered. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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