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as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
a deluge of thanks and appreciation for the returning troops
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2
as in rain
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
the exiting moviegoers were caught in the deluge without umbrellas
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as in to flood
to cover with a flood
deluged with requests for help
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Recent Examples of deluge
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Quench them with a copious deluge of water and stir to guarantee complete cooling.
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Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
John Ryan,
NPR,
3 May 2026
The decedent lived in a dilapidated house, but in a respectable neighborhood, and I was therefore deluged with credit card offers addressed to the late debtor, a long-time devoted heroin addict.
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George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2026
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Noun
As crypto boomed a decade ago, a proliferation of startups promised to make sense of the deluge of coins, projects, and blockchains.
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Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Quench them with a copious deluge of water and stir to guarantee complete cooling.
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Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Verb
That month, a series of intense storms deluged Washington and Oregon, causing flooding that forced thousands of people to evacuate.
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John Ryan,
NPR,
3 May 2026
The decedent lived in a dilapidated house, but in a respectable neighborhood, and I was therefore deluged with credit card offers addressed to the late debtor, a long-time devoted heroin addict.
—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluge
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When heavy rain occurs, there is a potential for flooding, particularly in areas that are low-lying or prone to floods.
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Width, density and spacing in cross sections of the tree rings document floods, droughts and hurricane landfalls.
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A little over a tenth of an inch of rain is likely.
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Storms threatened and rain fell, but the Chiefs’ home was nearly full for Holland’s Group F match against Tunisia.
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Polls show Democrats are the favorites to retake Congress heading into November, but the party is engulfed at the moment by a fierce debate about its ideologicl direction.
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The impact caused a fire that engulfed the county bus, the NTSB said.
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After Bores entered the race, super PACs tied to investors in ChatGPT maker OpenAI unleashed a torrent of spending aimed at torpedoing his campaign.
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After applying steady pressure against Haiti in the opening minutes, Brazil broke through with an offensive torrent.
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Eagle avoided the brunt of the storm as the crew navigated toward open ocean.
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Local Idaho agencies have spent days addressing storm damage caused by a low-pressure system from the Gulf of Alaska that brought winds over 50 mph, lightning, hail and more than an inch of rain to some areas.
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“Deluge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deluge. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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