as in pouring
to give readily and in large quantities
showered gifts on the guests of honor
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Recent Examples of showering
Footage shared online in the brief window before the censors swung into action showed a small plane crashing into the upper level of the building, also known as China Zun, sending debris and a tail section of the plane showering down onto the city.
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Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Everyday activities like showering and cooking can create indoor condensation that may appear harmless, but can actually pose serious problems if it's not controlled.
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Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Finally, showering within two hours of coming indoors can help wash away any unattached ticks.
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Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Ventilating the space after showering with the exhaust fan or by cracking the door and using a clip fan.
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Sheila Kim,
The Spruce,
22 June 2026
There, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a speech, showering praise on the Knicks team.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 June 2026
The Boeing board rewarded CEOs for that apparent strategy, showering James McNerney and his successors — Dennis Muilenburg, Dave Calhoun, and current CEO Kelly Ortberg – with a total of half a billion dollars or so in compensation.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
The Privacy Tent interior comes equipped for showering, accommodating most portable shower systems with its dual hose ports and drawstring sprayer holder.
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New Atlas,
19 June 2026
Many spots in Bali do these well, but The Seed fully embraces the pleasure of showering beneath open skies while warm evening air drifts through tropical greenery.
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Arion McNicoll,
TheWeek,
15 June 2026
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Everyday activities like showering and cooking can create indoor condensation that may appear harmless, but can actually pose serious problems if it's not controlled.
—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Finally, showering within two hours of coming indoors can help wash away any unattached ticks.
—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Ventilating the space after showering with the exhaust fan or by cracking the door and using a clip fan.
—
Sheila Kim,
The Spruce,
22 June 2026
There, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a speech, showering praise on the Knicks team.
—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 June 2026
The Boeing board rewarded CEOs for that apparent strategy, showering James McNerney and his successors — Dennis Muilenburg, Dave Calhoun, and current CEO Kelly Ortberg – with a total of half a billion dollars or so in compensation.
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
The Privacy Tent interior comes equipped for showering, accommodating most portable shower systems with its dual hose ports and drawstring sprayer holder.
—
New Atlas,
19 June 2026
Many spots in Bali do these well, but The Seed fully embraces the pleasure of showering beneath open skies while warm evening air drifts through tropical greenery.
—
Arion McNicoll,
TheWeek,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showering
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According to the department, adults nearby extinguished the flames by pouring water on the children until paramedics arrived.
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This includes pouring over hundreds of pages of documents and conducting on-site visits to see the situation on the ground.
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In their Canon 18x50 IS binoculars review, our expert Jason Parnell-Brookes awarded them four stars, lavishing praise on their optics, image stabilization, ease of use and more.
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Friends have spent weeks lavishing praise on the man and his work.
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The attack’s value is both symbolic and economic, bringing the reality of war home to ordinary Russians through widespread disruption and heaping pressure on the production capacity that powers Moscow’s war efforts.
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And like a beloved holiday plate, mine held heaping helpings of tradition and memories.
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“Showering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showering. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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