outpour
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
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the act of flowing or pouring out
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something that pours out
verb
Other Word Forms
- outpourer noun
Etymology
Origin of outpour
Example Sentences
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That spurred an outpour of solidarity, including from Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo, who said he had backed the initiative believing the EU could be "a leader for both women's rights & democracy".
From Barron's
"Thank you genuinely so, so much from the bottom of my heart for just the outpour of support and beautiful messages for me and just so many other families that are dealing with this horrible diagnosis," she said.
From BBC
Emily Oster, a Brown University economist who runs the website ParentData, said she received an outpour of messages from mothers who were panicked because they took acetaminophen during pregnancy and were now looking for signs of autism in their children.
From BBC
“There was an outpour of kindness from this area,” Aldaba said.
From Los Angeles Times
In this woeful outpour, he mourns the ending of a relationship and comes to terms with the fact that people can change.
From Los Angeles Times
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