as in floods
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
the dam broke, unleashing a torrent down the dry riverbed
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Recent Examples of torrents
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
The death of Banda Amidst the torrents, Arisu follows the sound of Usagi’s voice, as they are both swept towards a watery vortex that leads to the world of the dead.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The bulls got a dovish turn from the Federal Reserve without much noticeable slowing in growth, with stock indexes at a record, credit markets blissfully sedate and capital investments running in torrents into the economy.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Flash floods are usually characterized by raging torrents after heavy rains.
—AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The valley floor hums with cowbells and the distant whir of paragliders circling above alpine meadows—as Trümmelbach’s glacial torrents roar through limestone caverns.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Millions of dollars in aid have flowed from the pond, along with torrents of words for and against it.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Flash floods are usually characterized by raging torrents after heavy rains.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
No one ever thought that the catastrophic flooding that occurred on the Little River and the Halfway River could become torrents of destructive force.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
The death of Banda Amidst the torrents, Arisu follows the sound of Usagi’s voice, as they are both swept towards a watery vortex that leads to the world of the dead.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The bulls got a dovish turn from the Federal Reserve without much noticeable slowing in growth, with stock indexes at a record, credit markets blissfully sedate and capital investments running in torrents into the economy.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Flash floods are usually characterized by raging torrents after heavy rains.
—AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The valley floor hums with cowbells and the distant whir of paragliders circling above alpine meadows—as Trümmelbach’s glacial torrents roar through limestone caverns.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Millions of dollars in aid have flowed from the pond, along with torrents of words for and against it.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Flash floods are usually characterized by raging torrents after heavy rains.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
No one ever thought that the catastrophic flooding that occurred on the Little River and the Halfway River could become torrents of destructive force.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for torrents
floods
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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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“Torrents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torrents. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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