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In the summer of 1993, record rains in the Midwest caused the Mississippi River to overflow its banks, break through levees, and inundate the entire countryside; such an inundation hadn't been seen for at least a hundred years. By contrast, the Nile River inundated its entire valley every year, bringing the rich black silt that made the valley one of the most fertile places on earth. (The inundations ceased with the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970.) Whenever a critical issue is being debated, the White House and Congressional offices are inundated with phone calls and emails, just as a town may be inundated with complaints when it starts charging a fee for garbage pickup.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Flights were canceled, roadways were inundated, and a high speed train with 300 passengers derailed.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Consumers are inundated with ads across social media platforms and while many appreciate the convenience of purchasing online from their phones, there has been a noticeable shift toward ROPO (Research Online, Purchase Offline).
—Holly Eve, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Then ordinary Moldovans complained their Facebook feeds were being inundated with political, often anti-government ads launched by pages with Vietnamese names.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Inundate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inundate. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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