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
Flash floods are usually characterized by raging torrents after heavy rains.
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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
Or perhaps flying insects that make split-second changes to their flight patterns enjoy torrents of information flowing through their brains that we mere humans can only imagine.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The lakes are often held in place by unstable ice dams and gravel bars that can fail with little warning, unleashing deadly torrents.
—Byathar Parvaiz, science.org, 2 Dec. 2024
The storm unleashed torrents of rain, significantly replenishing key water sources across the drought-prone state.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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
Or perhaps flying insects that make split-second changes to their flight patterns enjoy torrents of information flowing through their brains that we mere humans can only imagine.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The lakes are often held in place by unstable ice dams and gravel bars that can fail with little warning, unleashing deadly torrents.
—Byathar Parvaiz, science.org, 2 Dec. 2024
The storm unleashed torrents of rain, significantly replenishing key water sources across the drought-prone state.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for torrents
floods
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At a hearing in late July, the Texas House and Senate Committees heard that 137 people had died as a result of the floods, with two people still missing.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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After spending months in a FEMA trailer following devastating floods last winter, Caudill moved into a low-income apartment in a hollow outside of town with his partner, Cassie Collins, 31, a waitress who is recovering from substance abuse.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Torrents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torrents. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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