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Recent Examples of deluge
Noun
From the depths of my inner being, a tsunami-sized surge of blazing heat pushed through my cells depositing a deluge of liquid all over my face. Harriette Cole, Flow Space, 3 June 2025 Heavy rain is forecast for South Florida on Tuesday as more flood alerts follow Monday’s deluge. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Verb
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 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 See All Example Sentences for deluge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluge
Noun
  • During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2025
  • Nothing quite as splashy there, but reps from Max and Lupin maker Gaumont Television France gave their views on some live issues, as boiling hot temperatures gave way to biblical floods in the mountainous locale.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Africanized honey bees don't survive in areas with cold winters and don't like high levels of rain, making for natural cutoffs in areas where temperatures fall, Rangel said.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 23 June 2025
  • The chance of rain will carry into Thursday, with possible showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • As the week goes on, heat will expand into the Midwest and the Great Lakes area before engulfing the Northeast this weekend in what will be the region’s first prolonged heat wave.
    Denise Chow, NBC news, 18 June 2025
  • In both the 2020 and 2025 videos, car 504 appears with its hood open, and car 658 is engulfed in flames.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • But that hasn't stopped a torrent of big news this week, from exploding Starships to significant reuse milestones being reached in Asia.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
  • On a purely textual level, the sentences are a torrent, jouncing on rocks, gliding gleefully through mud.
    Jane Alison June 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Builders weathered that storm, helped by the collapse in housing demand after the Great Financial Crisis.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • The dog park, which opened in 2019, cost just under $900,000, a total that includes a parking lot, lighting, fencing, benches, drinking fountains and storm water treatment.
    Mars King, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025

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“Deluge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deluge. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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