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as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
a shower of insults and curses rained down on the criminal as he was led through the crowd
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Recent Examples of shower
Sayaka Blickenderfer, Phd, Health, 18 Jan. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered SpaceX to carry out a formal investigation into the breakup of its Starship rocket during a test flight Thursday that sent a spectacular shower of flaming debris plummeting back to Earth, the agency announced Friday.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Palm trees burst into flames, showering the property with fiery debris.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Instead, limit showers to five minutes and baths to 15 minutes using warm water.
—Sayaka Blickenderfer, Phd, Health, 18 Jan. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered SpaceX to carry out a formal investigation into the breakup of its Starship rocket during a test flight Thursday that sent a spectacular shower of flaming debris plummeting back to Earth, the agency announced Friday.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
Some scooped water from their apartment pools to help with flushing and showered at gyms.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Palm trees burst into flames, showering the property with fiery debris.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shower
Noun
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Summer heat tolerance was impressive with the 2-inch flower heads also standing up to rain and cold.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2025
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Crazy cold temps, snow removal out of the stadium, rain tarps off after 7 days down, and then grow tarps off on Wednesday.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Thomas helped to lead a 3-point barrage when the Nets handed the Kings a 108-103 loss on Nov. 24 in Sacramento.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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It’s all covered in obsessive detail in the upcoming anniversary doc, Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music, one of a barrage of specials and look-backs celebrating the pioneering sketch show’s storied history.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
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Dimon lavished praise on his longtime No. 2, who started out at a predecessor firm to JPMorgan in 1983 as a currency trader in Buenos Aires, Argentina.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2025
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Rooker’s deal follows a three-year, $67 million deal that the A’s lavished upon Luis Severino earlier this winter.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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Extreme weather plays a role too, Gardner says, with natural disasters like hail and wind leading to a spike in claims in several states. State policies also matter.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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Just this year, a 12-year-old girl was killed in a hail of bullets and a retired minister and her grandson were slain in an execution-style murder.—
JULIE K. BROWN,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Lawmakers from both parties respond to the president’s flurry of executive orders.—
The Editors,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2025
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The order is among a flurry of executive actions Mr. Trump has quickly taken the first week of his second term.—
Jamie Stengle,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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However, sticking to her overall intention with the film, Berg draws a line between this technical skill and Buckley’s ethereal spirit, which, having been raised by a single mother, contained both masculine and feminine features and poured love onto others with reckless abandon.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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Reactions from social media poured in after the video hit the internet, with most netizens singing the exact same tune.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Putin dismisses Trump’s sanctions threat while heaping praise and flattery on the president.—
Yonette Joseph,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Stiller heaped praise upon his experience working with Barrymore on the movie, which also starred Eileen Essell, Harvey Fierstein, Justin Theroux, Maya Rudolph and Wallace Shawn.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Shower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shower. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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