inundations

plural of 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. 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
  • The record may come as no surprise after a summer marked by extreme weather, from wildfires to floods, and on the cusp of what scientists believe will be a historic El Niño.
    Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Each El Niño seems to include some unexpected results, especially regarding where droughts and floods appear.
    Steven Paton, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Legitimate footage showed torrents of water sweeping through a valley.
    Thor Benson, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Burn scars on the landscape wildfires rapidly funnel water into downslope torrents.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Inundations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundations. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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