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
James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
That discovery led to a flood of other revelations about birth relatives.
—Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 25 May 2025
From 1905-07, the Colorado flooded in the region, filling what became known as the Salton Sea.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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Noun
However, major power consumers had warned spring floods would cut hydroelectric energy production.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
That discovery led to a flood of other revelations about birth relatives.
—Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Verb
Sustainable fashion is expensive, scaling is difficult and the world is flooded with clothing at every price point.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 25 May 2025
From 1905-07, the Colorado flooded in the region, filling what became known as the Salton Sea.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flood
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This newfound freedom could unlock a torrent of human potential: Innovation and creativity: With basic needs met, individuals would be free to pursue education, engage in creative endeavors, or launch entrepreneurial ventures that could benefit society in unforeseen ways.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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English-language creators have also puked out a torrent of AI musical erotica, but nothing that plays on a piece of cultural heritage that’s been memed to oblivion as much as A Midsummer Night’s Lewd Dream.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Sudan has also been engulfed by what the United Nations says is the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, and disease outbreaks, famine and atrocities have mounted as the African country entered its third year of war.—
Fatma Khaled,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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During his interview with Piers Morgan, Tapper compared the scale of the events to Watergate, the scandal that engulfed former President Richard Nixon in the 1970s.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Verb
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The ‘Willy Wonka’ phase A sweet, sugary smell overwhelms the next pod at Goodblend. Gummies in hues of orange, red, yellow, green and blue sit on parchment paper a metal tray.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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Cruel and unaccountable events pile up, overwhelming any sense of normality.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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That’s no small feat in a world drowning in content.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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In the film, Charles survives a plane crash, nearly drowns and is finally eaten by a shark.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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In the past couple of years, archaeologists have also been working to uncover an 8,000-year-old stilt village, said to be the oldest of its kind in Europe, submerged in the lake.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
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Then in the 1920s, the entire area was flooded by dams, submerging all hope for it.—
Nicole Mowbray,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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Some rural areas of South Carolina, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle were deluged with up to a foot of rain in recent days, AccuWeather reported.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Louisiana and even Texas — deluged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 — have enacted some of the strongest flood disclosure laws in the nation.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flood. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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