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as in to flow
to move in a stream
water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam
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as in to rush
to flow out in great quantities or with force
tears pouring down his cheeks
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as in to rain
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
it's pouring outside, so you'd better take an umbrella
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as in to lavish
to give readily and in large quantities
repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area
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Recent Examples of pour
Its sawtooth roofline’s skylights that once poured shadowless daylight onto the factory floor now provide the perfect luminescence for minimalist sculpture.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
Here, his Water Cast 10 is part modernist abstraction, part wasps’ nest, and part Chinese scholar’s rock made by a crew of people pouring molten copper into a combination of clay and water.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
To further support the social aspect of holiday gatherings, Wood suggests setting up a non-self-serve bar, where guests pour drinks for each other.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
In other games: Chaminade 62, Calabasas 60: Jonas Thurman came through with the second-best offensive performance in school history, pouring in 48 points in an overtime victory.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
Here, his Water Cast 10 is part modernist abstraction, part wasps’ nest, and part Chinese scholar’s rock made by a crew of people pouring molten copper into a combination of clay and water.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
To further support the social aspect of holiday gatherings, Wood suggests setting up a non-self-serve bar, where guests pour drinks for each other.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
In other games: Chaminade 62, Calabasas 60: Jonas Thurman came through with the second-best offensive performance in school history, pouring in 48 points in an overtime victory.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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The strategy involved heavily investing in streaming technology and content licensing, while the associated risks included potential loss of DVD subscribers to the competition (e.g., Blockbuster), uncertain technology infrastructure reliability and significant capital investment.Adam Ennamli, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Here’s how to stream 2024-25 World Cup ski races across Outside TV and beyond.Peggy Shinn, Outside Online, 2 Dec. 2024
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Our team coach would pass by all those terraced houses in Moss Side, a setting that gets the juices flowing.Andy Mitten, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Photo : Courtesy of Elad Group The dining area flows to the backyard.Mark David, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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Seattle scored over 20 points for the first time since Week 7 and rushed for a season-high 176 yards, led by Charbonnet, who had a career-high 134 yards and a pair of first-half touchdowns starting in place of Kenneth Walker III (calf).Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The project is a bit of a collectible for longtime lovers of the group, and thousands of them rushed to pick up a copy.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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While today, Sunday Dec. 8, is supposed to be in the high 40s in Greater Hartford, and temperatures are expected to climb into Wednesday before a dip, it also is supposed to rain Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in parts of the state, the forecasters report.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 8 Dec. 2024
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Black Emperor bears witness to the apocalyptic violence rained down on Palestine over the past year, the obliteration of irreplaceable lives and generational entanglements with now-uninhabitable land.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
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In a statement at the time, Buzbee lavished praise on Ashley Solis, the first woman to file a lawsuit against Watson.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Muti lavishes attention and consideration on gestural details like few others, and his uncompromising specificity made for riveting listening.Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2024
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After an incident like this, he typically gets flooded with requests (and said the calls had already started coming in).Nathan Bomey, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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The moody, dark colors of the interiors are offset by high ceilings and walls of glass that flood the house with natural light, while the hard edges and metal accents are softened by rough-sawn English oak floorboards, natural materials and cozy fabrics.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024
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Among those to congratulate the company on its breakthrough was and CEO , who gushed with enthusiasm on his social media platform X (formerly ).Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The results and gushing fan testimonials (and tutorials) are all over TikTok making a compelling case for Santa to stick one of these under the tree.Melissa Locker, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
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The closures force airlines to take longer routes and can also precipitate delays, because there is less airspace available for a growing number of flights.Hanna Ziady, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Before the revolution, in an infamous 1963 sermon that precipitated his expulsion from Iran, Khomeini inveighed against Israel as the enemy of Islam and the religious class in Iran.Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Pour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pour. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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