as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
the family's shed was washed away in the last inundation
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Recent Examples of inundation
Major flooding is forecast along the Chesapeake Bay in both Virginia and Maryland on Thursday, with alerts issued in the region warning of one to two feet of water inundation.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
For the Coastal Flood Warning, up to 2 to 4 feet of inundation above ground level is possible in some areas near shorelines and tidal waterways resulting in an elevated threat of property damage around the times of high tide.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2025
Coastal flood alerts and high surf alerts are in effect from Miami up to coastal New England in anticipation of the coastal inundation this storm will bring.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Up to one half foot of saltwater inundation above ground level is possible near shorelines and tidal waterways.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Something — perhaps an inundation of lava — burned that planet to the bone.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Dismantling that office could limit precipitation predictions used for the inundation maps, hurting their accuracy, Graziano told me.
—Austyn Gaffney, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
For the Coastal Flood Warning, up to 2 to 4 feet of inundation above ground level is possible in some areas near shorelines and tidal waterways resulting in an elevated threat of property damage around the times of high tide.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2025
Coastal flood alerts and high surf alerts are in effect from Miami up to coastal New England in anticipation of the coastal inundation this storm will bring.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Up to one half foot of saltwater inundation above ground level is possible near shorelines and tidal waterways.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Something — perhaps an inundation of lava — burned that planet to the bone.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Dismantling that office could limit precipitation predictions used for the inundation maps, hurting their accuracy, Graziano told me.
—Austyn Gaffney, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundation
Noun
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Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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During a flood-the-zone presidency, this seems like a sound strategy.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In the unending torrent of police corruption in Massachusetts, here’s a bit of good news.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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But if so, that original dream did not last long in the face of the torrent of money that soon started flooding his way.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Inundation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundation. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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