showered

verb

past tense of shower
as in poured
to give readily and in large quantities showered gifts on the guests of honor

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Recent Examples of showered Trump has all but severed America’s system of alliances, mocked and bullied Ukraine’s president, and showered praise upon Kim Jong Un. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026 Pole dancers bookend him and are showered with Usher bucks, his prop cash. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026 In a joint Vogue interview with brother Sean Preston, who also walked the show, Jayden shared how their mom showered them with support and love despite not being in attendance. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 The film examines Short’s upbringing in Hamilton, Ontario as the youngest of five siblings, showered with love and attention from his earliest days (perhaps the only dark cloud in those blue skies being his father’s alcohol problem). — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026 For three months, the two rappers slept, showered and worked there. — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 But for all the praise Boone showered on Lombard on Friday, the skipper didn’t want to put any sort of timeline on his ETA or comment on whatever boxes the farmhand may still need to check. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026 On visits to Newcastle for talk-ins or events, he was showered with love. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Sprinklers showered the Kentucky bluegrass field during the breaks and at halftime. — Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showered
  1. poured
  2. heaped
  3. lavished
Verb
  • Ever since Freestyle began popping up in restaurants and movie theaters, the dispensers have poured more than 67 billion 8-ounce servings of beverages; Coke has been able to track them all, thanks to the equipment’s real-time data collection.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Tributes poured in for Wright over the weekend, highlighting his masterful performances playing often wounded, complex characters.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of poured
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  • Juicy chicken, squash, red onion, and walnuts cook together on a sheet pan, then get heaped over arugula for a cold-weather salad that satisfies like a Sunday roast.
    — Emily Paster, Midwest Living, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Piles of brush have been growing along lawns since Memorial Day weekend, some nearly five feet tall as fresh branches and leaves are heaped atop weeks-old debris.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of heaped
Verb
  • Its following includes Emmy voters, who lavished the series with 19 nominations, the most of any new series this year.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Critics lavished praise on the film, so much so that chatter about potential Oscar attention kicked up in Hollywood.
    — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of lavished

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