as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
the flood tide of criticism that the company received
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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.
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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
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
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
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
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Two months after historic floods swept through the Milwaukee area, new data shows that nearly 2,200 homes throughout Milwaukee County sustained major damage or were destroyed.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Life-changing weather events like the 1998 tornadoes, the 2010 flood and 2020 tornadoes.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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Real estate agents in Westchester, directly north of the city’s border, say the torrent began shortly after Mamdani’s surprise win in the Democratic primary in June.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The death of Banda Amidst the torrents, Arisu follows the sound of Usagi’s voice, as they are both swept towards a watery vortex that leads to the world of the dead.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Flood tide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flood%20tide. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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