as in torrent
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
a flood nearly wiped out the town a flood of messages on my computer
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as in to engulf
to cover with a flood
the lowlands were completely flooded angry calls flooded the radio station
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Recent Examples of flood
Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Feb. 2025
Sketchy ticket resellers flood search results and social media with deals that seem too good to be true.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
The Twin Cities area has barely seen any snow, and record-breaking warm temperatures have continued from December, when on Christmas day the high was 54 degrees Fahrenheit, through to January during which city parks were flooded only to melt a week later to 40 degree temperatures.
—Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Earlier that Friday, Trump had traveled to North Carolina to tour areas of the state recovering from last fall’s floods after Hurricane Helene.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Feb. 2025
Sketchy ticket resellers flood search results and social media with deals that seem too good to be true.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
In Depp’s case, this was apparent on social media, where bots flooded newsfeeds with pro-Depp sentiments.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
The Twin Cities area has barely seen any snow, and record-breaking warm temperatures have continued from December, when on Christmas day the high was 54 degrees Fahrenheit, through to January during which city parks were flooded only to melt a week later to 40 degree temperatures.
—Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flood
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Instead, Trump spent most of his 40 minutes speaking to roughly 1,000 supporters in a casino ballroom lauding his win in November, mocking former President Biden’s administration and touting his torrent of executive actions since taking office.—
Will Weissert and Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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But before the volcano unleashed its torrent of rock, ash and toxic gases, Pompeii was just another Roman town on the coast of the Mediterranean.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
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Friday’s development is just the latest twist in a complicated, layered, yearslong corruption scandal that has engulfed Alameda County, its county seat, Oakland, and led to the ousting of its mayor and a district attorney.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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In the weeks following the outbreak of the Eaton and Palisades Fires, the conflagrations engulfed neighborhoods, forested canyons and chaparral—a type of shrubland.—
Anton Sorokin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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For example, an American Iron Dome, if proven successful, could be seen as a threat by some and result in an arms race to overwhelm it.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2025
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Instead, Stephen Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff for policy, has taken the lead in the approach to overwhelm the opposition while moving quickly on the president's agenda.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The most important thing is to drown out the noise, forget the optics, and focus on creating your most loving experience on Valentine’s Day and beyond.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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In 2013, the Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano nearly drowned when a blockage in his suit’s cooling system flooded his helmet with water.—
Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Add just enough water to submerge the ends of the stalks, then cover the spears with a plastic bag (either a loose zip-top bag or a produce bag) and place in the refrigerator.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2025
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First responders arrived to find wreckage submerged in the shallow water and almost immediately started finding victims, Hoagland said.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
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Mabel was deluged with around 1700 cards and gifts, some sent from as far away as India, Iceland, France, and Canada.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Just under half the national increase occurred in New York City, which was deluged with immigrants in 2024, largely shipped there by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flood. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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