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
James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
That discovery led to a flood of other revelations about birth relatives.
—Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Jamie Lang, Variety, 15 May 2025
On these digital platforms there is a tension between having unlimited access to information about our bodies/fertility/pregnancy and being flooded and overwhelmed by misinformation.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 15 May 2025
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Noun
However, major power consumers had warned spring floods would cut hydroelectric energy production.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
That discovery led to a flood of other revelations about birth relatives.
—Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Verb
While international appetite for animated films is growing, overproduction could flood the market.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 15 May 2025
On these digital platforms there is a tension between having unlimited access to information about our bodies/fertility/pregnancy and being flooded and overwhelmed by misinformation.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flood
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The company has been grappling with a historic cyberattack, higher-than-expected medical costs and a torrent of public blowback after the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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The Big Picture Want to catch up on the recent torrent of news?—
Rebecca Dzombak,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Iberville Parish President Chris Daigle said staff members saw smoke on the second floor of the museum and later returned to the whole room room engulfed in flames, WBRZ reported.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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On the evening of May 15, the south wing of Nottoway Resort in White Castle, L.A., was engulfed in flames.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Cruel and unaccountable events pile up, overwhelming any sense of normality.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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The ‘Willy Wonka’ phase A sweet, sugary smell overwhelms the next pod at Goodblend. Gummies in hues of orange, red, yellow, green and blue sit on parchment paper a metal tray.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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Hundreds of caribou have drowned after breaking through the ice.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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New founders often drown prospects in features, not value.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2025
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2025
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Some rural areas of South Carolina, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle were deluged with up to a foot of rain in recent days, AccuWeather reported.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Louisiana and even Texas — deluged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 — have enacted some of the strongest flood disclosure laws in the nation.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flood. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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