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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—Maia Rosenfeld, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundations
Noun
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Wetlands work as barriers that soak up water from floods and storms, Neill says.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Yet, parts of Houston suffered another 1,000-year event the following year when remnants of Hurricane Harvey stalled over the city in 2017, and Houston has seen other 500-year floods in recent years.—
Dominic Boyer,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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Even moderate rainfall can quickly transform these waterways into destructive torrents that overflow into nearby townships, including Friendswood and League City.—
Dominic Boyer,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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Wandering through the wash, the mind drifts not to the film but to the flash floods that move through this channel after heavy rains, sudden torrents cutting and reshaping the valley floor in a matter of hours.—
Josh Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Inundations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundations. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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