fountained

verb

past tense of fountain
as in spurted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountained
  1. spurted
  2. gushed
  3. coursed
  4. spouted
  5. raced
  6. rushed
  7. flooded
  8. engulfed
Verb
  • Someone spurted hair spray on Tate McRae’s long locks.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Oil prices spurted higher early this week on worries that the war will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed for a long time.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Definition of spurted
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  • Kearns gushed in a 2015 interview that his dream creative collaboration would be directing a project written by his daughter that explored race.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • When the topic postgame shifted to the possibility of that being his last time taking the field with Happ, Swanson gushed about his impact, both on himself and the Cubs.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of gushed
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  • This is a sentiment that has coursed through much of Simon’s output since the early 2000s.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Fear, disbelief, pain, and, yes, adrenaline coursed through 72 Marietta Street.
    — Dan Chapman, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of coursed
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  • That underdog context feeds into the implicit soft power competition between the Toho Godzilla releases and the American franchise from Legendary, which has spouted a whole Monsterverse involving King Kong and an accompanying TV show.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
  • That’s the prayerful explanation for the nonsense that spouted this week from the leaders of a football conference that hopes to grow up and be the Big Ten someday.
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Definition of spouted
Verb
  • Quarterback Cale Hellums ran for 195 yards and five touchdowns and Army raced past Florida Atlantic 56-24 on Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Jayhawks, who raced to an early 17-7 lead and held a six-point lead in the third quarter, ultimately dropped a 35-24 decision to the Wildcats on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of raced
Verb
  • According to People, the New York Port Authority said one flight attendant was rushed to the hospital for her injuries.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Nick Archer rushed for 325 yards and four touchdowns on 31 carries.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of rushed
Verb
  • The grand staircase was covered in 6 inches of ice and the basement was flooded with 4 feet of water.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While outside spending in support of Paxton has flooded the Texas airwaves with ads, Talarico's campaign itself has outpaced Paxton's in fundraising from donors eager for Texas to forgo its solidly Republican title.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • In 2024, the main nationwide entrance examination for medical schools was engulfed in controversy over a slew of irregularities, including the advance leak of the exam’s questions.
    — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
  • These poignant and revealing journals cover the years after the financial disaster that engulfed Scott.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of engulfed
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“Fountained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountained. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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