poured in

Arrived en masse

Poured in describes something arriving in large quantities or rapid succession.

People, money, donations, or complaints can all pour in: Applications poured in after we posted the job.

The image is of liquid flowing continuously into a container—a steady, abundant stream rather than a trickle.

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sunlight streaming · steady stream · liquid · fill · deluge · gushed · capital · venture capital · rainfall · water · torrent · funding · investment · flowed · donation · swarm · piled in · surged

Opposites
direction of flow

poured inpoured out

Released liquid continuously

drained away · drained out · dried up · dispersed · dissipated

Family

pour, pouring, poured, pours, outpouring, pourer, outpour, pourable, pourers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G