as in torrent
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
a flood nearly wiped out the town a flood of messages on my computer
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as in to engulf
to cover with a flood
the lowlands were completely flooded angry calls flooded the radio station
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Recent Examples of flood
Gabriela Ulloa, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2025
Haiti also continues to be in thick of Melissa’s destructive flood and landslide threats.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Rogue waves, enormous and unpredictable, likely flooded the ship.
—Kevin Duchschere, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The top-floor location means sun floods the space all day long.
—Gabriela Ulloa, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2025
Haiti also continues to be in thick of Melissa’s destructive flood and landslide threats.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
The damage from Melissa’s strong winds and deep pockets of flooding rain will be worsened by the storm’s incredibly slow speed.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Rogue waves, enormous and unpredictable, likely flooded the ship.
—Kevin Duchschere, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flood
Noun
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Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic’s steep terrain will force air upward, wringing out more moisture from the storm, just like squeezing a wet sponge, turning tropical humidity into torrents racing downhill.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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The demolition this week kicked off a torrent of criticism.—
Karen Travers,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Members of Congress wrote to NBA commissioner Adam Silver on Friday, asking him to provide a briefing by October 31 relating to the gambling scandal that engulfed the league earlier this week.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Within seconds, intense flames engulfed the entire body of the electric minivan, leaving only a charred frame behind.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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Almost any bitters can work, but Barton notes that lighter, fruit-forward flavors—like cherry, orange, or chocolate—tend to complement coffee best, while overly smoky or savory bitters can overwhelm it.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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As the storm nears land, powerful winds drive that water ashore, creating walls of water that can overwhelm buildings and infrastructure.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The most serious was in late 2022, when two of Ginger's tiger cubs drowned after falling into a partially frozen pond.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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People can be swept off rocks and jetties and drown while observing high surf.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What dessert really needs is to be put in a tin, covered with foil, tied with the littlest string outside of Cardi B’s thong, and then placed in the oven in a pan that is half submerged in water?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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His co-star White, Strong said, was similarly locked in; the two barely talked on set, each submerged in their character bubble.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Those videos, some with the watermarks cropped or blurred, have deluged social media in the wake of Hurricane Melissa.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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The press has been deluged with letters from horrified subscribers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flood. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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