as in torrent
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
a flood nearly wiped out the town a flood of messages on my computer
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as in to engulf
to cover with a flood
the lowlands were completely flooded angry calls flooded the radio station
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Recent Examples of flood
Govert Schilling,
Scientific American,
27 June 2026
Many counties remain under a flood watch through Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service.
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Samantha Cookinham,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
28 June 2026
Harold remembers crowds flooding in the day the doors opened.
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Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
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Noun
In late May, in broad daylight, residents across Massachusetts and beyond saw a brilliant flash in the sky, followed by two sonic booms that rattled windows, shook houses, and prompted a flood of 911 calls.
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Govert Schilling,
Scientific American,
27 June 2026
Many counties remain under a flood watch through Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service.
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Samantha Cookinham,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
Verb
Profiteers often flood a cause, adopting lookalike titles and chasing the same revenue sources.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
28 June 2026
Harold remembers crowds flooding in the day the doors opened.
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Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flood
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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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Westeros will be engulfed in flames as the Dance of the Dragons sweeps away knights riding their mighty creatures and entire armies.
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The sun itself will undergo this transformation in around 5 billion years, swelling out to around the orbit of Mars and engulfing the inner rocky planets, including Earth.
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Cold water shock impairs breathing and can overwhelm even strong swimmers within seconds.
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Along the highway linking Caracas to the coast, streams of civilians carried water, food, and medicine toward La Guaira on foot and by motorcycle, stepping in as the scale of the disaster overwhelmed the official effort.
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The wave of progressive candidates challenging mainstream Democrats may drown Sens.
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Kamal, a 60-year-old Palestinian man, is ordered by an Israeli court in Jerusalem to pay a large social security debt on behalf of his son Wael, who drowned in the Red Sea over 20 years ago, or so Kamal was told.
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And then, four days into the search, Regina’s car was found submerged in a nearby pond, her body inside.
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.
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Following the revelation, social media was deluged by comments from AMD consumers decrying the move.
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In 2022, Hurricane Ian deluged the retirement community, leaving 523 residential units uninhabitable.
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“Flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flood. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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