as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
the family's shed was washed away in the last inundation
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Recent Examples of inundation
Dismantling that office could limit precipitation predictions used for the inundation maps, hurting their accuracy, Graziano told me.
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Austyn Gaffney, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Coastal flood alerts remain in effect through today, from North Carolina’s Outer Banks to southern New Jersey for residual coastal flooding with 1 to 2 feet of inundation possible with high tide in some areas.
—Daniel Peck, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2025
Farther north, inundation of 2 to 3 feet will be possible from Duck, North Carolina, to Sandy Hook, New Jersey.
—Christine Rapp, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
The affected regions are forecast to receive breaking waves between seven and 17 feet high, dangerous rip currents, and water inundation of up to two to three feet above ground level.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
In addition, moderate to locally major coastal flooding is expected during the Thursday afternoon and evening high tide with inundation of 1 to 3 feet above normally high ground.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
While this initially seemed promising to most people, rapid progress has led to what can only be described as total AI inundation.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Officials urged everyone in the inundation area to evacuate Tuesday night.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Austyn Gaffney, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Coastal flood alerts remain in effect through today, from North Carolina’s Outer Banks to southern New Jersey for residual coastal flooding with 1 to 2 feet of inundation possible with high tide in some areas.
—Daniel Peck, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2025
Farther north, inundation of 2 to 3 feet will be possible from Duck, North Carolina, to Sandy Hook, New Jersey.
—Christine Rapp, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
The affected regions are forecast to receive breaking waves between seven and 17 feet high, dangerous rip currents, and water inundation of up to two to three feet above ground level.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
In addition, moderate to locally major coastal flooding is expected during the Thursday afternoon and evening high tide with inundation of 1 to 3 feet above normally high ground.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
While this initially seemed promising to most people, rapid progress has led to what can only be described as total AI inundation.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Officials urged everyone in the inundation area to evacuate Tuesday night.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundation
Noun
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Among the schools was TCU, whose players and coaches also wore green ribbons on their lapels at Big 12 Media Days back in July, less than a week after the flood.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday, 85 scientists released a 459-page rebuttal to the DOE report, highlighting a large body of scientific literature pointing to how climate change can exacerbate droughts, floods, crop failures, and other disasters.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Flash floods are usually characterized by raging torrents after heavy rains.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Eight hours of work yield only eight hours of data, a trickle against the torrent that powered language models.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Inundation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundation. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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