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
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Rosa Andrade, 29, was one of six employees who died as a result of being trapped at the Impact Plastics factory in Erwin, Tenn., due to rising flood waters on Sept. 27.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Photovogue, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
When the dams overflowed, the other half of the neighborhood flooded within minutes.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The largest portion, $3.8 billion, is allocated to upgrading drinking water systems and preparing for droughts and floods.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Rosa Andrade, 29, was one of six employees who died as a result of being trapped at the Impact Plastics factory in Erwin, Tenn., due to rising flood waters on Sept. 27.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
The region is flooded following a record high water level in the Urals.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
When the dams overflowed, the other half of the neighborhood flooded within minutes.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
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Near ubiquitous, however, is consternation about the election process as a whole, with Pennsylvania being Ground Zero for an unyielding torrent of partisan propaganda.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Judging from the torrent of polling divinations, spirited debate and reportage dedicated to the potential ballot choices of our sons, brothers, husbands and uncles, women’s voting trends must be stagnant or just simpler, right?Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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And to sleep, some parrotfish engulf themselves in a mucus cocoon.Vox Staff, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
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The massive flames that engulfed the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge early Friday came from a fire at a playground below the bridge, according to the Cincinnati Fire Department.Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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And many large-scale Russian attacks -- such as Sunday's, which targeted Ukraine's power grid -- feature a combination of drones, and cruise and ballistic missiles aimed to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lorraine Longhi said her family has been overwhelmed with messages offering support.Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
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Downtown flooding became a regularity, including a deadly flood in August 1998 in which two boys drowned.Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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The initial victim was Brian Jones, a founding member of the Rolling Stones who drowned in his swimming pool in 1969.Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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His latest monologue, in contrast, is submerged in the swamp of vintage misogyny.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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The man was found at the rear of the property partially submerged in the creek, but conscious.Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Heavy rain from the hurricane was spreading across Cuba and will deluge the country into Thursday.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
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And predictably, unhappy waiters deluged the agency with angry letters.Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flood. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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