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
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Dugan said if governments decide to get the water, local communities could turn to the aquifers in time of need, such as drought, or when extreme storms flood coastal freshwater reserves and ruin them.
—Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
TikTok users flooded the comments with emotional and humorous reactions.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
During heavy rain, flooding is possible, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Dugan said if governments decide to get the water, local communities could turn to the aquifers in time of need, such as drought, or when extreme storms flood coastal freshwater reserves and ruin them.
—Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
Soaring curved glass panels flood Zayed International Airport with natural light, creating an atmosphere more akin to a luxury resort than a transit hub that handles 11,000 passengers an hour.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
TikTok users flooded the comments with emotional and humorous reactions.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flood
Noun
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Flash floods are usually characterized by raging torrents after heavy rains.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Eight hours of work yield only eight hours of data, a trickle against the torrent that powered language models.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Aamir Quereshi imaged the moon moments before it was engulfed in Earth's shadow over Pakistan, with a razor-thin crescent lit by bright sunlight.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Burmese pythons, which can engulf an entire Presidential golfing party simply by unhinging their (the pythons’) jaws, inhabit the environs of the Gulf of Mexico, and have even been seen swimming offshore.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As the infection overwhelms the body, severe drops in blood pressure further starve vital organs of oxygen.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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That’s a fast track to overwhelm, a broken budget, and frustration.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After a man drowned off a popular Anna Maria Island beach over the Labor Day weekend, city officials are speeding up plans to ban swimming in the area.—
Ryan Ballogg,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday, as one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims spoke outside the Capitol, pleading for government candor, fighter jets roared overhead, briefly drowning her out.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Put on gloves for protection, then place your pumpkins so they are submerged in the water.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Of course, the retort is that this would be irritating and exasperating to be continually deluged with alerts about AI deceptiveness.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The Village of Ruidoso confirmed the fatalities in a statement late Tuesday night, after monsoon-like rains deluged the region and overwhelmed its waterways.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
9 July 2025
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“Flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flood. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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