as in rain
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
the weatherman warned of possible cloudbursts in the afternoon
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Recent Examples of cloudburst
Our hot breaths were like cloudbursts in the thin Andean air.
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Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
Like a cloudburst in the desert, here comes the Honda to gully-wash the status quo.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 15 June 2023
Why work so hard to verify a cloudburst of butterflies migrating so long ago through the busiest part of one of the busiest cities on Earth?
—Longreads, 11 Mar. 2022
The downpour started with a cloudburst over the Olmos Creek watershed and didn’t let up for 18 hours, from the evening of Friday, Sept. 9, to the morning of Friday, Sept. 10, creating a wall of water downtown that rose almost to the second floor of the Gunter Hotel.
—Michael Corcoran, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Sep. 2021
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Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
Like a cloudburst in the desert, here comes the Honda to gully-wash the status quo.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 15 June 2023
Why work so hard to verify a cloudburst of butterflies migrating so long ago through the busiest part of one of the busiest cities on Earth?
—Longreads, 11 Mar. 2022
The downpour started with a cloudburst over the Olmos Creek watershed and didn’t let up for 18 hours, from the evening of Friday, Sept. 9, to the morning of Friday, Sept. 10, creating a wall of water downtown that rose almost to the second floor of the Gunter Hotel.
—Michael Corcoran, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Sep. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloudburst
Noun
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Temperatures hover in the high 80s to low 90s, with rain chances at 60% across the entire region.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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Amid a chilly rain at Muirfield Village on Friday, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler began his round with a solid birdie look from 23 feet away on the par-4 1st.—
Jack Milko,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025
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Additionally, about 6,600 acres of degraded coastal land will be improved to provide a third buffer against coastal storms and erosion processes.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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“Cloudburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloudburst. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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