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as in gutters
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 pours
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water spouting from the hose
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as in huffs
to talk loudly and wildly
a self-important loudmouth who is always spouting about the mess that politicians have made of everything
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as in ejects
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the drain suddenly spouted water and debris
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Recent Examples of spouts
Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Lids and spouts can quickly become traps for mold, bacteria, and grime, especially in hard-to-reach crevices.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
The icebergs, the porpoising penguins, the whale spouts visible from the deck—the sensory experience accumulated quickly into something overwhelming.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
The last step is to reattach your showerhead and turn on the water to flush any remaining vinegar from the spouts.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
For faucet handles and spouts, use a baking soda paste.
—Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 1 May 2026
Caps with drink holes or retractable spouts have a lot of surface area and tight spaces where germs and debris can build up.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Try searching for your own micrometeorites by collecting particulates from roofs or drain spouts.
—Heather Barker, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Jefferson alumni Ed Garza ’86 and David Segura ’67 helped narrow it down to the early-to-mid 1930s, given the presence of three frog water spouts – later long-lost – and the absence of a surrounding fish pond installed a few years later.
—Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Though the dream stalker is genuinely terrifying in the 1984 original, his cultural ubiquity grew as the character became less of a boogeyman than a kind of homicidal jester, one who spouts groan-worthy one-liners before spilling your guts.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
Glorious sculptures entangled in water spouts were erected across the city over the next century.
—Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Lids and spouts can quickly become traps for mold, bacteria, and grime, especially in hard-to-reach crevices.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
The icebergs, the porpoising penguins, the whale spouts visible from the deck—the sensory experience accumulated quickly into something overwhelming.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
The last step is to reattach your showerhead and turn on the water to flush any remaining vinegar from the spouts.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
For faucet handles and spouts, use a baking soda paste.
—Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 1 May 2026
Caps with drink holes or retractable spouts have a lot of surface area and tight spaces where germs and debris can build up.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Try searching for your own micrometeorites by collecting particulates from roofs or drain spouts.
—Heather Barker, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Jefferson alumni Ed Garza ’86 and David Segura ’67 helped narrow it down to the early-to-mid 1930s, given the presence of three frog water spouts – later long-lost – and the absence of a surrounding fish pond installed a few years later.
—Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
Trish coined the nickname, which is funny because Cannon never spouts off.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Though the dream stalker is genuinely terrifying in the 1984 original, his cultural ubiquity grew as the character became less of a boogeyman than a kind of homicidal jester, one who spouts groan-worthy one-liners before spilling your guts.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouts
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Empty standing water at least once a week (birdbaths, pet bowls, plant saucers), fix dripping faucets and keep gutters clear.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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If a downspout on your gutters is dumping into a low area and leaving a puddle, redirect the spout to a spot where water will run off.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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JetZero claims the design could reduce fuel consumption by as much as 50 percent compared with today’s commercial jets.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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Scientists have previously observed similar outflows, both in the form of tight jets and broad winds, from the supermassive black holes at the centers of other galaxies.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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Another pours a drink, then the video moves on.—
Robert J. Szczerba,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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McConnell gets solid performances from his actors, none more so than Yurich, who obviously took a leap by entrusting his story to someone else but pours himself into the role to a degree that suggests complete trust.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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And his ultimate war is with Bob, a tech CEO who rants about his haters and has gotten rich off rebranded snake oil and whose obvious corruption has been obscured by his self-mythologizing.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
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Internationally, the show streams on Netflix in most markets, with SuperSport carrying it in Sub-Saharan Africa and Abema in Japan.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Launched by Crazy Maple Studio in 2022, ReelShort streams English-language vertical dramas designed specifically for mobile viewing, with stories told in one to two minute episodes across 70-80 episodes per season.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
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In testing with an RTX 5090, DiffusionGemma spits out around 700 tokens per second.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
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Spader’s character spits out a reprimand.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
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Traffic rushes by on the surrounding streets, but within the 16-acre neighborhood of Culdesac, cars are conspicuously absent.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
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The stunt took place just yards from the waterfalls, where fast-moving water rushes toward steep drops.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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“Spouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouts. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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