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
They will be showered with confetti and applause, not to mention be awarded $750,000 for their efforts.
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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
Then, as players showered and packed, the TVs switched to the San Francisco Giants’ game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 18 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
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
Then, as players showered and packed, the TVs switched to the San Francisco Giants’ game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 18 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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On Valentine’s Day in 2024, Florence Poirel poured champagne in her Zurich apartment with her partner, both longtime Googlers.—
Mike Winters
Tasia Jensen,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Companies have poured billions into the burgeoning technology despite questions about its financial sustainability and the costs of its high demand for electricity and water being passed onto consumers.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Taking some of the difficult minutes typically heaped on Marner and Matthews and shuffling it off to a more defensively apt third line, with Roy as the center, would make sense.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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There will be a lot of skepticism heaped upon this movie, but the potential for a surprise-masterpiece narrative is there as well.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Pakistan lavished him with praise, and nominated him for the Nobel Prize.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kirk also lavished praise on Vance’s debating skills.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Showered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showered. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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