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
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Southern California is prone to different types of disasters from strong winds, earthquakes, floods and wildfires.—
Amy Johnson,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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An estimated 440 deaths are attributable to the Los Angeles wildfires in January, and more than 1,750 people were killed in December floods and landslides in southeast Asia.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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The report alleges the scrape includes 256 million rows of track metadata and 86 million audio files, to be distributed on P2P networks in bulk torrents totaling roughly 300 terabytes.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
21 Dec. 2025
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Officials have conducted dozens of water rescues as debris and mudslides have closed highways and raging torrents have washed out roads and bridges.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Dec. 2025
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“Inundations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundations. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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