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
Unless Greenland’s ice remains frozen, coastal inundation will force the largest migration that humanity has ever witnessed.
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Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Citizen App The possible inundation level will be lower once the advisory is in effect.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Up to one half foot of saltwater inundation above ground level is possible near shorelines and tidal waterways.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Floodwaters began to recede on Friday after historic inundation in Washington state, but the areas hardest hit by flooding could face another wave of atmospheric river next week, and more inundation is looming.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
Communities including Burlington, Mount Vernon, La Conner, Edison, Conway, and Stanwood face the possibility of sudden, fast-moving inundation if any section of the system fails.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The camp’s history of flooding is long and deadly, with major inundations in 1932, 1978 and 1984, and the flooding of a nearby camp in 1987, Peck family lawsuit said.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
Researchers used a global flood model and compared those results with historical flood inundation based on satellite observations to map out the association between each rice-killing flood and the percent of yield loss per event, Li said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2025
Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Citizen App The possible inundation level will be lower once the advisory is in effect.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Up to one half foot of saltwater inundation above ground level is possible near shorelines and tidal waterways.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Floodwaters began to recede on Friday after historic inundation in Washington state, but the areas hardest hit by flooding could face another wave of atmospheric river next week, and more inundation is looming.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
Communities including Burlington, Mount Vernon, La Conner, Edison, Conway, and Stanwood face the possibility of sudden, fast-moving inundation if any section of the system fails.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The camp’s history of flooding is long and deadly, with major inundations in 1932, 1978 and 1984, and the flooding of a nearby camp in 1987, Peck family lawsuit said.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
Researchers used a global flood model and compared those results with historical flood inundation based on satellite observations to map out the association between each rice-killing flood and the percent of yield loss per event, Li said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Nov. 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 9 Jan. 2026.
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