as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
the dam broke, unleashing a torrent down the dry riverbed
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Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic’s steep terrain will force air upward, wringing out more moisture from the storm, just like squeezing a wet sponge, turning tropical humidity into torrents racing downhill.
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Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Despite their recent discovery, Cuong’s torrent frog is already facing population threats.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Rather, his dream dissipated into a torrent of mismatched expectations, bad luck, and fear that the project might really be cursed by an unseen force.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
The demolition this week kicked off a torrent of criticism.
—Karen Travers, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Despite their recent discovery, Cuong’s torrent frog is already facing population threats.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Rather, his dream dissipated into a torrent of mismatched expectations, bad luck, and fear that the project might really be cursed by an unseen force.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
The demolition this week kicked off a torrent of criticism.
—Karen Travers, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torrent
flood
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In addition to preserving natural ecosystems and the sustainable fisheries that depend on them, reefs may help to protect coastlines from storms and floods, which will become ever more urgent as climate change and rising sea levels give rise to more dangerous storms.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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The death toll from heavy floods in central Vietnam has risen to 13, the government said Friday, as residents of the flooded city of Hoi An started cleanup operations as the water levels began to subside.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Torrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torrent. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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