DELUGING Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

deluging

verb

present participle of deluge

as in flooding

to cover with a flood deluged with requests for help

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Recent Examples of deluging The water main break also flooded streets in the area, deluging parked cars. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Civil servants in the town of Fujikawaguchiko erected a black wall to try to stop tourists from deluging the town to take photos in front of a backdrop of Mount Fuji. — Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

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Early Monday morning, the Gila River crested more than 2 feet higher than the level capable of flooding several homes and businesses on the north sides of Solomon, Safford and Thatcher, Arizona, according to the National Weather Service.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Benally said his parents, both in their 60s, have lived in the area all their lives and have never seen flooding this severe.

— Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

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Images on social media and on television stations showed flames engulfing a vehicle, with one door open.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Video footage released by Romania's intelligence service showed a person climbing the ladder of a building's fire escape, followed by brief flashes and flames engulfing a building.

— STEPHEN McGRATH, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026

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