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
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025
The data would likely be skewed by a flood of imports as companies sought to circumvent tariffs, S&P Global Ratings said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 1 May 2025
Meteorologists warned that crops, range lands, pecan groves, oil wells and rural roads will be flooded or isolated at that level.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Noun
During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025
The data would likely be skewed by a flood of imports as companies sought to circumvent tariffs, S&P Global Ratings said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
Davido floods the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart (dated May 3) with tracks from 5ive, his fifth and newest studio album.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 1 May 2025
Meteorologists warned that crops, range lands, pecan groves, oil wells and rural roads will be flooded or isolated at that level.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flood
Noun
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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
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President Donald Trump has unleashed a torrent of protectionist fervor, stoking fears far beyond U.S. borders.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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An ordinary film engulfed in extraordinary tragedy.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
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The contaminated water released toxic gas that briefly engulfed Dunsmuir and made hundreds of people ill.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Minnesota overwhelmed the Lakers throughout the series, using its length to take down Los Angeles.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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The supermodel recalled her biological father relinquishing his parental rights to her and her brother in a Los Angeles County courtroom — and the feeling overwhelmed her.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Her 14-year-old brother drowned, according to authorities, and her father is in a coma.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Except the music playing her off the stage drowns out his name!—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
7 May 2025
Verb
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Then, submerge the cloth in the water and scrub the sink basin.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 May 2025
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2025
Verb
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More than 15 inches of rain deluged Benton, Kentucky -- the most rain on record in a four-day period for the western part of the state -- and over 14 inches of rain inundated Arkansas and Tennessee.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2025
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California’s storm brings new danger to parts east The same storm that deluged California Thursday was tracking through more of the West with snow and rain Friday.—
Hanna Park and Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flood. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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