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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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
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
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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluge
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Severe storms in the US this spring caused millions of dollars in damages to crops.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
28 June 2025
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Without the Defense Department data, there will be bigger gaps in time when forecasters will not know the current conditions inside a storm.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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“Deluge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deluge. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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