as in torrents
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 engulfs
to cover with a flood
the lowlands were completely flooded angry calls flooded the radio station
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Recent Examples of floods
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Natural light floods the inside through floor-to-ceiling glass on the window facing the bed.
—Stefan Ionescu
may 06, New Atlas, 6 May 2026
Dug has also worked full-time in Arkansas, Kentucky and Indiana and freelanced in various other places in more than 25 years of reporting or editing on everything from death penalty policy, mass shootings, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires, to mundane city council hearings.
—Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
By Tuesday evening, colder air floods in, and rain flips to snow.
—Alex Lehnert, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Whole trees, uprooted and carried downriver by recent floods, lie sideways in the mud.
—John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026
Twenty seven campers and counselors died in the floods, close to a quarter of the people who died in the floods in Kerr County.
—Keye Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2026
Workers whose livelihoods already hang by a thread are also bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, including floods, storms and heatwaves, CCC said.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Haiti’s recent catastrophic floods have only compounded the country’s overlapping crises.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Big Think, 30 Apr. 2026
These pieces blend perfectly with lamps designed by Marcel Wanders, the subtle Ice Cream collection, and the natural light that floods the space, bringing the building’s century-old architecture to life.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The annual SantaCon bar crawl that floods New York City with inebriated young people in Santa suits every holiday season was run by a real-life Grinch, according to federal prosecutors.
—Larry Neumeister, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Swarm of teens floods DC streets in ‘takeover' However, four individuals were arrested at the nearby Waterfront Metro Station – located outside the city’s curfew zone – by members of the Metro Transit Police.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Drinking fruit juice such as apple or orange, for example, floods the blood with fructose, a sugar found naturally in fruits and some vegetables.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Sunlight floods the interior of the Orion spacecraft a few minutes after its launch from Kennedy Space Center.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
By the time the white light that floods Bogotá on cloudy days grows bright enough to be blinding, the june bug has dug herself a refuge in the dirt.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
His ferocious one-timer was a staple and remains a signature attribute, but my memory also floods with flashbacks to those long, graceful strides in open ice.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
The camp surrounds a sprawling forest glade that floods in the rainy season.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Natural light floods the inside through floor-to-ceiling glass on the window facing the bed.
—Stefan Ionescu
may 06, New Atlas, 6 May 2026
Dug has also worked full-time in Arkansas, Kentucky and Indiana and freelanced in various other places in more than 25 years of reporting or editing on everything from death penalty policy, mass shootings, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires, to mundane city council hearings.
—Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
By Tuesday evening, colder air floods in, and rain flips to snow.
—Alex Lehnert, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Whole trees, uprooted and carried downriver by recent floods, lie sideways in the mud.
—John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026
Twenty seven campers and counselors died in the floods, close to a quarter of the people who died in the floods in Kerr County.
—Keye Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2026
Workers whose livelihoods already hang by a thread are also bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, including floods, storms and heatwaves, CCC said.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Haiti’s recent catastrophic floods have only compounded the country’s overlapping crises.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
Neuroscientists Wendy Suzuki, PhD, Samuel Wang, PhD, and Gary Small, MD explain how movement increases blood flow, boosts growth factors like BDNF, and floods the brain with mood-lifting neurochemicals.
—Big Think, 30 Apr. 2026
These pieces blend perfectly with lamps designed by Marcel Wanders, the subtle Ice Cream collection, and the natural light that floods the space, bringing the building’s century-old architecture to life.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The annual SantaCon bar crawl that floods New York City with inebriated young people in Santa suits every holiday season was run by a real-life Grinch, according to federal prosecutors.
—Larry Neumeister, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Swarm of teens floods DC streets in ‘takeover' However, four individuals were arrested at the nearby Waterfront Metro Station – located outside the city’s curfew zone – by members of the Metro Transit Police.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Drinking fruit juice such as apple or orange, for example, floods the blood with fructose, a sugar found naturally in fruits and some vegetables.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Sunlight floods the interior of the Orion spacecraft a few minutes after its launch from Kennedy Space Center.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
By the time the white light that floods Bogotá on cloudy days grows bright enough to be blinding, the june bug has dug herself a refuge in the dirt.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
His ferocious one-timer was a staple and remains a signature attribute, but my memory also floods with flashbacks to those long, graceful strides in open ice.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floods
Noun
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Spring rains and winter snowmelt have swelled rivers and lakes, forcing torrents of water through Cheboygan County communities on its way to Lake Huron.—
Sarah Brumfield,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The silken charcoal bathrobes are a decadent touch, as are the welcome torrents of piping water that rain from monsoon showers and the wonderful organic soaps.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Excess sugar overwhelms the kidneys, which flush it — along with hydrating fluids — out through urine, leaving people dehydrated and trapped in a cycle of thirst.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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Excess sugar in the blood overwhelms the kidneys, which struggle to reabsorb glucose.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Their gigantic bigotry drowns out their smaller accomplishments.—
Alan M. Dershowitz,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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But the staggering amount of money poured into this club by BlueCo over the past three years drowns out all attempts at mitigation and erases all excuses.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Reviews have been positive for the thriller, which follows several residents of a small South Carolina town after a freak storm submerges the streets in enough water for marine predators to move in looking for snacks.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2026
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The final battle In the Upside Down, Eleven submerges herself in the tank and enters the Void with Kali (Linnea Berthelsen) and Max (Sadie Sink) telepathically piggybacking off of her.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Jan. 2026
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