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
Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Since opening in 2023, the gallery has experienced an outpouring of support from local art lovers, hundreds of whom pack out the openings and talks, an affirmation of the gallery’s necessary role in highlighting underrepresented artists in the city’s art scene.
—Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
The outpouring of support from the Waltham community after her husband’s death remains vivid in Kristin Tracey’s memory.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Reiner and his wife, photographer and producer Michele Singer Reiner, passed away on December 14 and, in the days since, the outpouring of love for the pair and their work has been profound.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The Iranian government, seeing the worldwide outpouring of grief and anger over the killing, banned anybody from mourning her back in 2009.
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Continue reading … OUT OF BUSINESS – Blue state's billionaire exodus about to get much worse in 2026, insider warns.—
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This exodus has resulted in numerous underutilized schools in the city’s poorer areas.—
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It wasn't dammed up then, and the water came gushing out icy cold!—
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Researchers and even users can alter these personas through technical tweaks, as many ChatGPT users found out earlier this year when the OpenAI service fluctuated between personalities that were either gushing and sycophantic or emotionally distant.—
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Now, Tapachula is experiencing a reverse migration, as the United States sends planeload after planeload of deportees to the southern part of Mexico while the flow of migrants headed north has dried up.—
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While high-risk inmates have been isolated in individual cells, the flow of information never truly stops, said Christino.—
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Video from the fire department showed crews pouring water on the house fire at 110th and State on Tuesday morning.—
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Across industries, executives are pouring unprecedented capital into data platforms, analytics, and artificial intelligence.—
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Always follow product instructions exactly, and avoid spraying when beneficial insects such as bees or ladybugs are present in the area.—
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If detected, they can be controlled by spraying the camellias with insecticidal soap or horticultural oil.—
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Since Assad’s ousting, Syria has seen flare-ups of deadly sectarian violence, with clashes erupting between security forces and those loyal to the former president, including in Syria’s coastal Latakia region in March.—
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Moments later, the plane’s left wing reportedly caught fire and an engine detached, sending the wide-body freighter crashing to the ground and erupting into a fireball.—
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The sludge and water spewing forth mirrors the instability of her psychic state.—
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Others focussed less on the revelation that our chronically untruthful leader had failed to tell the truth about something, and more on the escalating hate speech about Somali immigrants in Minnesota that the President is now spewing forth on a regular basis.—
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The levee directors saw the boil, but never moved close enough to the spouting water to check if sand or other material was seeping through the leak, signs of the boil compromising the levee’s foundation.—
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At necessary moments in my life, Tom Stoppard, the preeminent British playwright who died last Saturday, has popped up like one of his frenetic characters, spouting enigmatic lines and leaving me thrilled, confused, and somehow heartened.—
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“Outpouring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpouring. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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