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downpour

[doun-pawr, -pohr] / ˈdaʊnˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr /


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The gray skies part, the clouds lift and a warm maternal comfort spreads across the film, creeping in like the sun’s rays falling on cobblestones still shining from a sudden downpour.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

But French fans, despite their tricolore turnouts up and down the East Coast, became even grumpier during their win over Iraq after enduring a lengthy delay and biblical downpour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Each time a downpour begins, Scott strips down to the waist, grabs a large glass jug, and runs out to one of three drainpipes to collect enough water to last the week.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

A mother sloth shelters her baby from a downpour at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

As soon as the sun was due to rise, the downpour stopped.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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