as in floods
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 inundations
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.
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Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
18 Nov. 2025
In west Carteret and coastal Onslow counties, the NWS warned of up to 2 feet of inundations above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways that could result in property damage.
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Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
But community members say Shiloh's new position in the public eye did not bring an end to the regular inundations of water.
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Maia Rosenfeld,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
18 Nov. 2025
In west Carteret and coastal Onslow counties, the NWS warned of up to 2 feet of inundations above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways that could result in property damage.
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Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
But community members say Shiloh's new position in the public eye did not bring an end to the regular inundations of water.
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Maia Rosenfeld,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundations
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Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Wednesday, nearly a year after catastrophic floods killed 25 girls, two teenage counselors, and the director at the all-girls Christian camp in Texas.
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In total, last July’s monstrous floods killed at least 136 people along the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country.
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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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Spring rains and winter snowmelt have swelled rivers and lakes, forcing torrents of water through Cheboygan County communities on its way to Lake Huron.
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“Inundations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundations. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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