flood tide

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Recent Examples of flood tide Most new titles from book publishers float into bookstores like flood tides in winter, summer and fall. Scott Burns, Dallas News, 20 July 2023 These enclaves, once the backbone of Ukraine’s agricultural eastern steppe, were reduced to ruin as the war passed over them like a flood tide. Natalia Yermak Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 14 July 2023 But get this: the freethinkers who dreamed up this potential flood tide work not out of Honda's Japanese R&D center and studio but its American think tank and design enclave in Southern California. Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 15 June 2023 The next morning, a flood tide of parents and children washed over the kids’ area, with families backed up out the door. Amy Virshup, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2022 Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2022 Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2022 Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2022 Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flood tide
Noun
  • Flooding was reported in several states, including Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, and flood watches were issued Wednesday in all of them.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Similarly, floods might be due to a broken pipe, but are more often caused by storms, heavy rain, and spring meltwater.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • At the start of April a deadly torrent of rains caused flooding across the Midwest, as days of severe storms ravaged much of the central part of the United States.
    Amy Graff, New York Times, 3 May 2025
  • President Donald Trump has unleashed a torrent of protectionist fervor, stoking fears far beyond U.S. borders.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025

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