1
as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
a deluge of thanks and appreciation for the returning troops
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2
as in rain
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
the exiting moviegoers were caught in the deluge without umbrellas
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as in to flood
to cover with a flood
deluged with requests for help
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Recent Examples of deluge
Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Suffocate them with an ample deluge of water and stir to ensure complete cooling.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2025
Andrew Solender, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Supporters, some of whom have championed his anti-insurance-industry message, have deluged him with correspondence in the federal Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
—Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Satellite imagery published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) exhibits some of the U.S.' major waterways overwhelmed following a multi-day deluge of rain that lashed parts of the Midwest and South last week.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Suffocate them with an ample deluge of water and stir to ensure complete cooling.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
Democrats in particular have been deluged with calls from their grassroots base to take a maximalist approach to fighting Trump.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Supporters, some of whom have championed his anti-insurance-industry message, have deluged him with correspondence in the federal Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
—Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluge
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The drop in output early this year was traced to a flood of imports – which are subtracted from gross domestic product – as businesses raced to order goods before President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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That stance was rewarded by a flood of new memberships.—
Leslie Kelly,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The forecast was also right for the evening, and there wasn’t a trace of rain before or after Lady Gaga’s show.—
Billboard Brasil,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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These areas could be faced with flash flooding and frequent lightning due to stronger, slow-moving thunderstorms with torrential rain.—
Daniel Peck,
ABC News,
4 May 2025
Verb
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An ordinary film engulfed in extraordinary tragedy.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
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The contaminated water released toxic gas that briefly engulfed Dunsmuir and made hundreds of people ill.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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But the two creeks skirting Damascus had already converged in a swollen torrent, swallowing the main road through town.—
Barbara Kingsolver,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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Wolf’s now-legendary 2018 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which was not attended by Donald Trump but was attended by his then-White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, drew a torrent of angry responses — and not all from the right.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2025
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East-Central Florida: Showers and isolated storms will be possible from mid to late afternoon, mainly near to northwest of the I-4 corridor.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Deluge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deluge. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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