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shower

[shou-er] / ˈʃaʊ ər /




VERB
lavish
Synonyms


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Participants briefly cooled down under a cold shower halfway through the session.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

I’m the only guy in the shower with a mustache and a necklace on, and people are looking at me like I was weird.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

The volunteers "are taking good care of us; we were given blankets and facilities to shower," Elvira Menendez said.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

"Having a cool shower, putting a cold washer on your neck, making sure you're hydrated - all of those things will help physiologically as well," she said.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Then the stars disappeared in a shower of lights.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

In Somerset, strong winds and thundery showers are expected.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Eastern and northern districts will have better luck with clear spells between any showers.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

ALTER: Yes, but of course most of those tubs double as showers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

But with persistent showers in the forecast, the decision to postpone was made official more than three hours before game time.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Jackson felt like a prince as he took hot showers and used the toilet—which was inside the house!

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis

"He showered you with support, would always be there for you when you needed him," Angharad recalls.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

At a private dinner hosted by Erdogan at his compound on Tuesday, Trump was showered with praise by world leaders, according to a U.S. official familiar with the gathering.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

What wasn’t mentioned in the encomiums showered on Greenspan after his passing at age 100 this past week, was the very different backdrop during his tenure, especially compared with what Warsh faces today.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Beer was showered over the crowd, firecrackers set off and Mexican flags waved high in the sky against the setting sun.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

Sky showered Beauty with gifts of his loveliest objects—the sun, the moon, the clouds, the stars.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Its open crumb absorbs just enough sauce to become more flavorful as it sits, while the soft crust remains easy to eat on a towel without showering your lap in shards.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Use extractor fans when cooking or showering because they remove warm, moist air before it spreads through the home.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

No matter what, the stock market has been showering investors with wealth like a crazy rich uncle who can’t stop spoiling all the kids in the family.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

"We use as little as possible," she said, standing at the locker room of a local sports field, which was turned into a temporary showering facility.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

After the flowers of the silk cotton tree were gone, it grew beautiful brown pods that began to burst, showering kapok all over the island and into the lake.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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