deluging

present participle of deluge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluging
Verb
  • The president responded by calling a special session and flooding the assembly with armed troops.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Altman himself has cautioned that too much money is flooding into unproven AI ventures, while Zuckerberg has compared today’s infrastructure frenzy to past bubbles.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The inferno moved rapidly, quickly engulfing the chapel – with an unknown number of people still inside.
    Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Macrophages, immune cells that live in our tissues, are responsible for engulfing and digesting bacteria, dead and damaged cells, and harmful invaders like cancer cells.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Deluging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deluging. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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