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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.
Examples of inundate in a Sentence
Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
We’re inundated with articles that make no arguments, blog posts that lack bite, and research reports that drift into the ether.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
In opening arguments, the FTC alleged that once competition was eliminated, Meta then degraded the quality of its platforms by limiting user privacy and inundating users with ads.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
Residents in the western Chicago suburb of Cicero have also been inundated with scams aimed at water quality.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Inundate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inundate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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