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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Manveena Suri, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
Tributes in Spain: Games return to Valencia after floods
Dermot Corrigan witnessed Valencia’s incredibly emotional return to football at the weekend, almost a month after 221 people died in floods that were the worst natural disaster in Spain’s recent history.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Matthew Geiger, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
But the film that follows — luminously ashen where too many recent movies and TV shows have just been irritatingly dim — is flooded with a moonlight so lucid and alive that even the story’s most stygian moments might as well have been set at high noon.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
More than 60 flood warnings and alerts were reported in Wales alone for the past day, according to Natural Resources Wales.
—Manveena Suri, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
Tributes in Spain: Games return to Valencia after floods
Dermot Corrigan witnessed Valencia’s incredibly emotional return to football at the weekend, almost a month after 221 people died in floods that were the worst natural disaster in Spain’s recent history.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Verb
A little over a month into her stay, the building flooded.
—Matthew Geiger, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
But the film that follows — luminously ashen where too many recent movies and TV shows have just been irritatingly dim — is flooded with a moonlight so lucid and alive that even the story’s most stygian moments might as well have been set at high noon.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
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Officials made the decision to release a torrent of water through the Grand Canyon to keep Glen Canyon Dam from overspilling.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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Kamala Harris’s sudden elevation to the top of the Democratic ticket, brat summer, Elon Musk’s torrent of money into the race for Trump, the online Manosphere, far-right extremists and Trump’s win.Leah Feiger, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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Mohammed Badra | Afp | Getty Images Macron returned from a three-day state visit to Saudi Arabia Wednesday evening, having kept a low profile in recent weeks amid the ongoing political turmoil engulfing the government — turmoil that ultimately resulted from his own decision-making.Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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Colorado State women’s volleyball will play in the Mountain West conference championship game against San Jose State University on Saturday amid a national controversy that has engulfed the Spartan’s team over a transgender athlete.Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
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Emergency departments are also seeing an uptick in mental health cases, signaling that our current system is overwhelmed.Surabhi Bhandari, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Brookfield 10-0 264 7 M KNOW THIS: Michael Walters required just eight carries to run for 207 yards and three touchdowns as the Bobcats overwhelmed Bethel, 54-7, last Wednesday.Ned Griffen, Hartford Courant, 2 Dec. 2024
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The more vigorous the struggle to escape, the more debt that consumes the drowning victim.Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
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Long gained some notoriety in Congress for his skills as an auctioneer, once using the talent to drown out protesters during a hearing.Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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It can be submerged in water, is lightweight and easy to set up, and shows accurate results to find your precious cargo (whether wheeled luggage or furry pup).Madison Yauger, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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The structure’s malleable form dives, emerges, and submerges into the landscape, intertwining with its natural surroundings.Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Shortly after the start of the cease-fire at 4 a.m., thousands of cars — many stacked on top with mattresses, suitcases and bags of vegetables — deluged the main highway leading out of Beirut in a reverse exodus that echoed their escape from the south only a few months before.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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An atmospheric river is a firehose of moisture that, when tapped by a storm like the bomb cyclone, often deluges those in its path with torrential rain, sometimes lasting for days.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flood. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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