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
Emma Woollacott,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Deadly floods are common in parts of Africa, which is among the regions most vulnerable to extreme weather events despite being responsible for a small fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
The crosses, big and small, represent the people who have died in the Central Texas floods.
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Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Her prior home had been washed away in the floods in La Guaira in 1999, in which thousands had died.
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Joshua Partlow,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2026
Width, density and spacing in cross sections of the tree rings document floods, droughts and hurricane landfalls.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
In total, last July’s monstrous floods killed at least 136 people along the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country.
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Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Then came this spring’s historic and devastating floods across northern Michigan — in some areas, for the first time anyone can remember — swamping homes, pushing dams to the brink of failure and washing out roadways.
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Tammy Webber,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Zita Ballinger Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Melatonin floods the brain and body, telling each cell that night has come.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Eating quickly floods your body with calories, which can cause blood sugar levels to skyrocket.
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Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
9 June 2026
The virus floods the immune system, eventually shredding our vasculature.
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Neil Vora,
Time,
22 May 2026
Years later, when our lives intersect with children and children’s books, the ice thaws; that old love floods us.
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Mac Barnett,
Longreads,
5 May 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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Larry Neumeister,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
In the past, it's been falsely linked with everything from hurricanes to floods, wildfires and alien abductions.
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Emma Woollacott,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Deadly floods are common in parts of Africa, which is among the regions most vulnerable to extreme weather events despite being responsible for a small fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
The crosses, big and small, represent the people who have died in the Central Texas floods.
—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Her prior home had been washed away in the floods in La Guaira in 1999, in which thousands had died.
—
Joshua Partlow,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2026
Width, density and spacing in cross sections of the tree rings document floods, droughts and hurricane landfalls.
—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
In total, last July’s monstrous floods killed at least 136 people along the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country.
—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Then came this spring’s historic and devastating floods across northern Michigan — in some areas, for the first time anyone can remember — swamping homes, pushing dams to the brink of failure and washing out roadways.
—
Tammy Webber,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Verb
This is the essence of GPS spoofing, in which an attacker floods a GPS receiver with deceptive signals.
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Zita Ballinger Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Melatonin floods the brain and body, telling each cell that night has come.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Eating quickly floods your body with calories, which can cause blood sugar levels to skyrocket.
—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
9 June 2026
The virus floods the immune system, eventually shredding our vasculature.
—
Neil Vora,
Time,
22 May 2026
Years later, when our lives intersect with children and children’s books, the ice thaws; that old love floods us.
—
Mac Barnett,
Longreads,
5 May 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floods
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One significant problem, however, is that red dwarfs spit out harmful torrents of radiation in fierce gusts of their stellar winds, which can strip away a planet's atmosphere.
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Heavy rainfall in the area caused torrents and increased the risk of landslides, making rescue operations more difficult, state media said.
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Trends break, sentiment changes and, sometimes, market volatility overwhelms even the cleanest chart formations.
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Money earned from chip sales abroad quickly flows out to buy stocks like Nvidia, creating persistent downward pressure on the won that overwhelms export gains.
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Drenching the nest and surrounding area with water drowns workers and possibly the queen, which disrupts the colony.
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The more militants are killed, the deeper the city drowns in militant Shia iconography.
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Heat schmaltz in a large pot to 325 F, ensuring the fat fully submerges the chicken.
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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.
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“Floods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floods. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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