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as in gutter
a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof during the winter, runoff from the spout tends to freeze over and form a dangerous patch of ice on the walkway

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as in jet
a usually forceful stream of fluid discharged from a narrow opening kids cooling off under the spout of water from an opened fire hydrant

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Recent Examples of spout
Noun
Some of the pouring spouts are also located on the side of the lid instead of on top. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 Splash about in North America’s largest wave pool as a shipwrecked vessel spouts water overhead at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon. Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
Verb
Camera observations taken on June 18 showed intermittent episodes of spouting within the pool. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 June 2026 During the winter months, visitors can watch humpback whales breach and spout in the warm water off Maui. Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for spout
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Noun
  • This includes checking around your property for leaks affecting your gutters, pools, buckets, and other areas where water can collect.
    Molly Burford, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026
  • So spots like gutters, soffits, and even exhaust vents are appealing to them.
    Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In the early stage of the trip, the twin-engine jets headed for Alaska and passed over Greenland, where an Airbus A400M support plane capable of landing on ice was stationed.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • The White House and Department of Health and Human Services lawyers signed off on the plan to let the health secretary use military jets, according to people familiar with the plan.
    Rachel Roubein, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Within minutes, replies starting pouring in, including one from Evan Hubinger, another guy at Anthropic charged with making sure AI doesn’t destroy everyone.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The wine pours were generous, the coursing was adjusted to my personal dining speed, and the conversation was genuinely enjoyable.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This version is battery-powered, meaning no more huffing and puffing!
    Anja Webb, Parents, 24 June 2026
  • Meanwhile in Boston, England huffed and puffed but could not blow Ghana away.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Oli Marmol was later ejected after sticking up for Rincon, who was making his MLB debut.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol argued with plate umpire Doug Eddings and was ejected.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Very, very dark—no hall light on, no streetlights streaming through the windows, no TV casting ambient light in the next room.
    Veronique Greenwood, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Netflix, which is streaming the game, ran a segment memorializing 9/11 and the NFL's reaction on the tragic day and the decision about what to do afterward.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Videos of Cubans exploding in anger and ranting against the government have become frequent despite the severe penalties Cuban law imposes to those who criticize the authorities.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Comedian Matt Matthews recently ranted about pronouns, gender identity, and the LGBTQ community.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The report said Evans first refused to give officers his name and then spit into one officer's face after being taken into custody.
    Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Director Arielko Kotzer effectively created an AI feedback loop to see what a combination of tools would spit out.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Spout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spout. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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