RAINING Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

raining

verb

present participle of rain

as in pouring

to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds it started raining early this morning and hasn't let up since

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as in showering

to give readily and in large quantities she rained praise upon her graduating students the squadron rained bombs on the enemy's fortifications

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Recent Examples of raining Residents of a Chelsea, Massachusetts, apartment building were forced to evacuate Sunday night after part of the building's facade collapsed, sending bricks raining down onto the street below. — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 There are also questions about Starmind creating space junk and even raining bits of debris on Earth since the satellites are designed to operate for only around five years, and will need to be retired. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026 Notre Dame had already done the work, raining on another Bill Belichick parade, running out the clock toward a 15th straight win, all by double digits. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 By then, Carolina led 20-3 and boos were raining down on the Falcons offense on every single series from the home crowd. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026 Last November, the Wolverines came to Mohegan Sun and gave UConn its toughest test before March, raining threes to nearly overcome an early huge Huskies lead. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026 Pressure began been raining down on Bonta in recent weeks, from politicians to industry players to some guilds. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026 Iranian drones, ballistic missiles and other projectiles have been raining down on US bases and allies across the Middle East. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 In January 2025, SpaceX's Starship exploded on its seventh test flight, raining fiery debris over the Atlantic Ocean near the Turks and Caicos islands. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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Big tech firms in the US are pouring billions into advanced nuclear power to feed energy-hungry artificial intelligence.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The Texas Senate race is the most expensive race in the country right now, and Republicans are pouring $200 million to save the nominee there.

— Jacob Brogan, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026

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Two of the strongest El Niños in the last 75 years, in 1982-83 and 1997-98, were associated with extensive damage to the Southern California coast, battering homes, flooding streets and damaging piers.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
The making of monsters The Cornell gang rape investigation flooding social media outlets and news coverage and fueling a lot of discussions actually took place in 2024.

— Stephanie Jones, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026