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
Two to 4 feet of inundation was also possible for Hatteras Island and the northern Outer Banks.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 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
Farther north, inundation of 2 to 3 feet will be possible from Duck, North Carolina, to Sandy Hook, New Jersey.
—Christine Rapp, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 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
Farther north, inundation of 2 to 3 feet will be possible from Duck, North Carolina, to Sandy Hook, New Jersey.
—Christine Rapp, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundation
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In addition to preserving natural ecosystems and the sustainable fisheries that depend on them, reefs may help to protect coastlines from storms and floods, which will become ever more urgent as climate change and rising sea levels give rise to more dangerous storms.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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The death toll from heavy floods in central Vietnam has risen to 13, the government said Friday, as residents of the flooded city of Hoi An started cleanup operations as the water levels began to subside.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 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 3 Nov. 2025.
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