ALLUVION Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

alluvion

noun

ə-ˈlü-vē-ən

Definition of alluvion

as in flood

a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms the nonstop torrential rains were threatening to produce an alluvion of biblical proportions

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Others, like Shim’s Be Blessed Catering & Food Trailer, have shown up with food, giving away over 1,000 sandwiches to flood survivors.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
And yet, despite the flood of options, there’s even more to come, including a new addition to Ja Morant’s ever-expanding cache of Air Force 1 styles.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 19 July 2026

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Her fight is interrupted by Percy (Walker Scobell), who brings down a torrent of water over the Laestrygonian.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
Some spots of the Guadalupe — which saw historic rainfall in the early morning hours of July 4, 2025, and became a a deadly torrent that killed more than 130 people — rose by more than 30 feet this week, according to the AP.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

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