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as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
in spring the melting snows usually produce a cataract that inundates the valley
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Noun
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Crabtree Falls gets its name from not one, but five, cascading waterfalls that are found along this mountain trail.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025 -
This wood waterfall design with a matte black finish and glass bottom shelf is really the best of both worlds.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
24 June 2025
Noun
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And that flood will continue for 10 years straight as the Rubin Observatory executes its signature project, dubbed the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
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Without good plumbing, teams can drown in a flood of false positives or irrelevant data.—
Alex Lanstein,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The massive park is one of the most popular in Tennessee for its picturesque cascades, gorges, and trails.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the mesmerizing waterfall owned by the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe cascades 268 feet over granite cliffs (far higher than Niagara Falls), attracting more visitors than anywhere else in the state other than majestic Mount Rainier.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Fucci, who was staying near the Guadalupe River, filmed on her phone a torrent of muddy water flooding the road to her grandmother's house.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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Trump’s second term has unleashed a torrent of assaults on protest and dissent, from revoking visas and disappearing activists, to withholding federal funds from universities that won’t dismantle diversity initiatives.—
Time,
Time,
2 July 2025
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“Cataract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataract. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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