Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The process of producing or attempting to produce rain, as by magic.
- n. Informal Cloud seeding.
- n. Informal The process of achieving excellent results in a profession or field, such as politics.
Wiktionary
- n. The attempted artificial production of rain, either by use of magic or by seeding clouds
- n. US, informal Hiring someone who creates business opportunities or revenue.
WordNet 3.0
- n. activity intended to produce rain
Examples
“You might think a seminar on "rainmaking" will improve your firm's bottom line.”
“Still, the insights into La Eme and the science of rainmaking as well as the inevitable confrontation between the two principals show why Parker ranks as one of the top contemporary suspense writers.”
“The Microsoft lawsuit ended in a consent decree of little real moment, but it also had marvelous rainmaking effects for the antitrust bar.”
“How many GS-14 equivalent in big law (non rainmaking junior partners/service partners) retires without nest egg of that size or larger?”
“But financing remains a powerful lure, and while there may always be a role for the rainmaking CEO-level banker, a degree of commoditization has infiltrated the dealmaking process.”
The Huffington Post: Robert Teitelman: Capital Versus Talent in Investment Banking
“Another company, Altela Inc., based in Albuquerque, N.M., earned a spot on Artemis Project's 2011 list of the 50 most innovative water-technology companies in the U.S. Its technology mimics rainmaking.”
“With the exception of certain localized types of weather modification, such as hail suppression, rainmaking (or rain prevention), it seems, still has a long way to go before becoming a reliable, controllable, and scientifically sound large-scale weather changer.”
The Washington Post: The Rainmakers: Did they make it rain? Can they?
“From the ancient, mystical ideas of some Asian cultures to the modern, scientifically-based techniques of today, many rainmaking theories have intervened.”
The Washington Post: The Rainmakers: Did they make it rain? Can they?
“First, there is the inertia factor; these companies remain quite wealthy, thanks to decades of solid rainmaking.”
The Washington Post: Why is digital advertising so lousy? Industry is too smug to innovate.
“Topics include influences on climate (such as the greenhouse effect and aerosols), models of climate change, climate modification schemes (such as rainmaking), and social relationships and climate changes.”
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