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
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
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
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Virtually every major medical association denounces it as junk science, and a flood of studies has warned of the dangers.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Denying disaster aid to states and cities that stand for human rights could cost lives after hurricanes, floods, and wildfires.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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The torrent of woe-is-me stories out of Harvard never ends.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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Authorities discharged floodwater from a reservoir in Miyun on Monday after its maximum flood peak flow reached a record high of 6,550 cubic meters per second, to make space for incoming torrents, Xinhua reported.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
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“Flood tide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flood%20tide. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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