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
Abrielle Kate Maddison, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
In reality, Real Kashmir FC was born out of the devastating Kashmir floods of 2014, which killed around 550 people in India and Pakistan.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
It is used to justify regulations, such as auto emissions standards, intended to protect against threats made increasingly severe by climate change — deadly floods, extreme heat waves, catastrophic wildfires and other natural disasters in the United States and around the world.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
The tools of ordinary criticism seem ill-matched to the light that floods from these pages.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Subsequent border clashes with Cambodia allowed Anutin to recast himself as a wartime leader after his popularity initially slipped because of floods and financial scandals.
—Grant Peck, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Sunlight floods in during the afternoons.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Marketing for top sports books like DraftKings and FanDuel floods the airwaves and casts a giant net for customers that critics say has lured in high schoolers and younger college students alongside those legally allowed to bet.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
And fire ants use their waxy, water-repellent coating and textured exoskeletons to trap air; during floods, thousands cling together to make buoyant, living rafts that can survive 12 days and possibly longer.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2026
Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
Those missions are especially timely, given Chicago's unhoused population floods the system for shelter for a place to stay warm when temperatures plummet.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The structure floods the retina with sugar to fuel its anaerobic engine and rapidly vacuums out lactate waste, preventing the build-up of toxic byproducts in the bloodless eye.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
The space, a former artist’s studio turned residence, opens directly onto the street and is crowned by a transom window that floods the interior with natural light.
—Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2026
The other will take the easy route, churning out generic content that floods the market but doesn’t resonate with customers.
—Sridhar Ramaswamy, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Downpours could close some parking areas at the Fashion Valley Mall in Mission Valley, which often floods in heavy rain.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
When stress floods the body, managing our emotions can be harder.
—Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2025
China floods the zone with lots of engineers, almost buying off the votes.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Noun
Schoen’s land had been through floods before, and water reaching past the pavilion was nothing new to him.
—Abrielle Kate Maddison, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
In reality, Real Kashmir FC was born out of the devastating Kashmir floods of 2014, which killed around 550 people in India and Pakistan.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
It is used to justify regulations, such as auto emissions standards, intended to protect against threats made increasingly severe by climate change — deadly floods, extreme heat waves, catastrophic wildfires and other natural disasters in the United States and around the world.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
The tools of ordinary criticism seem ill-matched to the light that floods from these pages.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Subsequent border clashes with Cambodia allowed Anutin to recast himself as a wartime leader after his popularity initially slipped because of floods and financial scandals.
—Grant Peck, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Sunlight floods in during the afternoons.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Marketing for top sports books like DraftKings and FanDuel floods the airwaves and casts a giant net for customers that critics say has lured in high schoolers and younger college students alongside those legally allowed to bet.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
And fire ants use their waxy, water-repellent coating and textured exoskeletons to trap air; during floods, thousands cling together to make buoyant, living rafts that can survive 12 days and possibly longer.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
The title floods the screen, in lavishly flowing script, a whopping 49 minutes into this 108-minute neo-noir, not far off the halfway mark.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
Those missions are especially timely, given Chicago's unhoused population floods the system for shelter for a place to stay warm when temperatures plummet.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The structure floods the retina with sugar to fuel its anaerobic engine and rapidly vacuums out lactate waste, preventing the build-up of toxic byproducts in the bloodless eye.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
The space, a former artist’s studio turned residence, opens directly onto the street and is crowned by a transom window that floods the interior with natural light.
—Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2026
The other will take the easy route, churning out generic content that floods the market but doesn’t resonate with customers.
—Sridhar Ramaswamy, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Downpours could close some parking areas at the Fashion Valley Mall in Mission Valley, which often floods in heavy rain.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
When stress floods the body, managing our emotions can be harder.
—Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2025
China floods the zone with lots of engineers, almost buying off the votes.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floods
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In 2017, soaking storms led to flooding that caused $100 million in damage in downtown San Jose and the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people when the spillway at Oroville Dam, the nation’s tallest dam, in Butte County, partially collapsed under torrents of water.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Without intervention, water flows off the steep slopes in torrents, rapidly stripping away soil.—
Stephen Acabado,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
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For the characters, the love itself overwhelms every other consideration of feeling.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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What overwhelms her isn’t the wedding itself, but the realization that her lifelong role as Lexi’s default person is about to shift.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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First into his life comes Jessie involved in a shipwreck with her uncle, a past colleague of Mason’s, who drowns in a vicious storm and almost takes Jessie down with him before she is heroically rescued from near death by Mason, who brings her out of the drink and then back to life.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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What should be a fast minimum viable product (MVP) becomes a bloated prototype that delays launch and drowns out real user feedback.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 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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Laura escapes her grasp and submerges Cherry, which Daniel witnesses.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Floods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floods. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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