as in rain
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car
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Recent Examples of downpour
The remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal moved into the New York City area on Monday, bringing hefty downpours and the risk of flash flooding.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
It’s expected to move north into the mid-Atlantic, where tropical downpours could also result in flash flooding in urban areas in eastern Virginia up through northern New Jersey.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 7 July 2025
The July Fourth weekend turned tragic as torrential downpours quickly turned into deadly Texas floods, taking the lives of dozens of children and adults in the central region of the state.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 July 2025
Low-lying areas along rivers and creeks can be hazardous when downpours and torrents come, as shown by past floods in parts of the state including the Los Angeles area, the Central Valley and the Central Coast.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
It’s expected to move north into the mid-Atlantic, where tropical downpours could also result in flash flooding in urban areas in eastern Virginia up through northern New Jersey.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 7 July 2025
The July Fourth weekend turned tragic as torrential downpours quickly turned into deadly Texas floods, taking the lives of dozens of children and adults in the central region of the state.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 July 2025
Low-lying areas along rivers and creeks can be hazardous when downpours and torrents come, as shown by past floods in parts of the state including the Los Angeles area, the Central Valley and the Central Coast.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downpour
rain
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By Thursday evening, five inches of rain had fallen in parts of western Texas, including Midland and Odessa.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 July 2025
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The Guadalupe River has had a history of floods, with one of the most prominent incidents occurring in 1987, when five to 10 inches of rain fell in the upper headwaters of the river’s basin.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downpour. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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