1
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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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
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 July 2025
The home runs keep coming for Shohei Ohtani at a deluge.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
Denise Hruby
july 7, Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
White smoke billowing, the 33 powerful Raptor engines activated, and the launch pad was deluged with tens of thousands of gallons of cooling water.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
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Noun
In it, the employees at the sandwich shop in which the show originally takes place lose their cool after a food critic’s praise directs a deluge of customers their way.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 July 2025
The home runs keep coming for Shohei Ohtani at a deluge.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
Verb
Though no one died from the 2 feet of rain that deluged Fort Lauderdale in a single day in April two years ago, the relentless rain forced hundreds to flee to Red Cross shelters, covered airport runways, filled the tunnel that runs under the New River and turned downtown streets into raging rivers.
—Denise Hruby
july 7, Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
White smoke billowing, the 33 powerful Raptor engines activated, and the launch pad was deluged with tens of thousands of gallons of cooling water.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluge
Noun
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With the city diverting resources to flood cleanup, both recycling and brush collection have been suspended in Milwaukee since the floods.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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On Tuesday at 11:08 a.m. the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC released a coastal flood warning valid from 3 p.m. until Thursday 8 p.m. for Coastal Onslow.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
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My London life was filled with biology homework and birthday parties in the rain and jasmine tea with my grandma at her favorite dim sum restaurant.—
Ella Berman
August 7,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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The episode ends with Tyler transformed, Laurel fatally wounded and Wednesday thrown from a window, left unconscious in the rain as the Hyde vanishes.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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An explosion erupted inside the facility, engulfing both Pat Johnson and his partner in flames.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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By the time deputies and Brandon Township firefighters arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames, authorities said.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The torrent of woe-is-me stories out of Harvard never ends.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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Authorities discharged floodwater from a reservoir in Miyun on Monday after its maximum flood peak flow reached a record high of 6,550 cubic meters per second, to make space for incoming torrents, Xinhua reported.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
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Viktor Hovland shot a 3-under par 67 on Thursday to take the clubhouse lead before the storm.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Aug. 2025
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Protruding coastal areas, including parts of Long Island, face a higher risk of storm conditions by the middle of next week than much of the northern New England coasts.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Deluge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deluge. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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