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alluvions

noun

plural of alluvion
as in floods
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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  1. floods
  2. torrents
Noun
  • The island of Maui could also be hit with life-threatening floods and mudslides, the hurricane center said.
    — MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Heat is the deadliest natural disaster event — a silent killer that claims more lives each year than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined.
    — Maria Hadden, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of floods
Noun
  • Like the groves and gardens, houses built foolhardily near the dry summertime river risked being pulled off their foundations and washed away by the winter torrents.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This included one on Reddit about torrents on the site 1337x —which is frequently used for online piracy— delivering an executable file, rather than a media file.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of torrents
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“Alluvions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alluvions. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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