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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This process triggered a torrent of rain that rapidly overwhelmed the drainage system.
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Justin McBrien / Made By History, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
And so when the storm hit, all that water just comes down and creates a raging torrent in what was a creek, damaging homes and cars in the road and taking down electricity poles, but also caused landslides as well.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
The flow of young workers provided productive strength and a torrent of funds for the nation’s pension system.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
The reality is that the mid-cap space is a torrent of private equity transactions, year in and year out.
—Michael Flaherty, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
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Justin McBrien / Made By History, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
And so when the storm hit, all that water just comes down and creates a raging torrent in what was a creek, damaging homes and cars in the road and taking down electricity poles, but also caused landslides as well.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
The flow of young workers provided productive strength and a torrent of funds for the nation’s pension system.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
The reality is that the mid-cap space is a torrent of private equity transactions, year in and year out.
—Michael Flaherty, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Torrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torrent. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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