as in exodus
a flowing or going out
an outpouring of affection and support for the high school athlete in need of an organ transplant the soccer team's trip to Italy was funded by an outpouring of cash donations from the public
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Recent Examples of outpouring
Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
Willis has largely retreated from the spotlight in recent years amid his battle with dementia, received an outpouring of love from his wife and daughters, as well as Moore, who remains a close friend, on the milestone birthday.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Not only has the outpouring of support been healing for us, but it's also given my dad more strength.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Below, James chats with THR about finding out her character was losing her job and why the outpouring of support for Ava was personally vindicating.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
No wonder there’s been such an outpouring of admiration from media members since the 69-year-old Feinstein died on March 13 from what the family called natural causes.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
Willis has largely retreated from the spotlight in recent years amid his battle with dementia, received an outpouring of love from his wife and daughters, as well as Moore, who remains a close friend, on the milestone birthday.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Not only has the outpouring of support been healing for us, but it's also given my dad more strength.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Below, James chats with THR about finding out her character was losing her job and why the outpouring of support for Ava was personally vindicating.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpouring
Noun
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Families were advised to paint the entrance of their homes with the blood of a lamb, when the exodus happened, so God would spare the lives of their firstborn sons, Alvarez said.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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And since Meta has no interest in buying TikTok, due to fears of basing business in China, Big Tech on Trial reported, Meta's only choice was to TikTok-ify its apps to avoid a mass exodus after Facebook users started declining for the first time in 2022.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
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Viral infections, blood flow blockages to the auditory nerve, and strokes are other potential causes of sudden deafness.15 What level of deafness is considered a disability?—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
20 Apr. 2025
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Traffic flow along Pacific Coast Highway has been reduced to one lane in each direction and Temescal Canyon Road remains closed to create what the Army leaders call a TDRS — Temporary Debris Reduction Site.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Imagine pouring syrup over a rock cake – all the lumps, all the bumps, will determine where the syrup goes and how fast.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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In those first heady six months of his tenure, his unbridled ambition had the affection pouring from the terraces to the dugout.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Videos showing green flames erupting from a manhole cover following an explosion at Texas Tech University have drawn wide attention online.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Bursts of energy erupting from the Sun, like solar flares, can generate shocks in the solar wind current, leading to higher risks for geomagnetic storms.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Outpouring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpouring. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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