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
  • During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2025
  • Nothing quite as splashy there, but reps from Max and Lupin maker Gaumont Television France gave their views on some live issues, as boiling hot temperatures gave way to biblical floods in the mountainous locale.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • But that hasn't stopped a torrent of big news this week, from exploding Starships to significant reuse milestones being reached in Asia.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
  • On a purely textual level, the sentences are a torrent, jouncing on rocks, gliding gleefully through mud.
    Jane Alison June 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025

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