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
ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Texas will be lifting a requirement for youth summer camps put in place by state lawmakers after the deadly floods at Camp Mystic that claimed 28 lives in 2025.
—USA Today, 8 May 2026
ABC News, 9 May 2026
Neighbors described a chaotic scene as heavily armed officers flooded the neighborhood.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 9 May 2026
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Noun
An unprecedented outbreak of hantavirus has rocked a luxury cruise ship off the coast of West Africa, triggering a tsunami of news stories and a flood of post-pandemic anxiety.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Texas will be lifting a requirement for youth summer camps put in place by state lawmakers after the deadly floods at Camp Mystic that claimed 28 lives in 2025.
—USA Today, 8 May 2026
Verb
Billions of dollars in private investment and federal dollars have flooded into the area in recent years, but many local businesses still express concerns about a lagging regional economy.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
Neighbors described a chaotic scene as heavily armed officers flooded the neighborhood.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flood
Noun
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Still, despite the qualms of the public and politicians, there’s a torrent of capital for building new data centers.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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With each goal, a torrent of emotion was let loose.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Last fall, in the aftermath of both events, the two appeared on each other’s shows, using the opportunities to reflect on the chaos engulfing late-night TV.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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The Venice Biennale, the world’s most prestigious international art exhibition, is engulfed in controversy this year.—
Lauren Morganbesser,
semafor.com,
10 May 2026
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This is the monthly observing window — when moonlight no longer overwhelms the fainter stars and the sky begins to reveal itself again.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Through its trademark, Federal Retirement Made Simple™, this observation has informed FEBA’s ongoing focus on education, with an emphasis on making complex systems more understandable without overwhelming the individual.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Verb
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His growing sense of isolation reverses when a stranger saves him from drowning.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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Angela Onduto, 47, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the 2009 drowning death of her own daughter, posthumously named Matea Esperanza by the police agency that investigated her.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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In the locker room after Tuesday’s game, teammates sat with their feet submerged in buckets of ice and ice packs wrapped around their joints.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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The dirt-only diamond was loamy and soft and home plate was totally submerged in a muddy puddle, a tributary of which also snaked down the third-base line.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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That month, a series of intense storms deluged Washington and Oregon, causing flooding that forced thousands of people to evacuate.—
John Ryan,
NPR,
3 May 2026
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The decedent lived in a dilapidated house, but in a respectable neighborhood, and I was therefore deluged with credit card offers addressed to the late debtor, a long-time devoted heroin addict.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flood. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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