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
Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
When a major hurricane, flood or wildfire hits, FEMA starts working on a disaster only when requested by the state government.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Mar. 2025
Our social media feeds were flooded as fans donned metallic cowgirl boots, zigzagging across the country (and sometimes crossing oceans) for Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour.
—Tykesha Spivey Burton, Essence, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In the series, FitzGerald devotes one episode to rising insurance premiums for housing in Florida because of increasing flood risks, and how the risk initially was underpriced in order to encourage development there.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
When a major hurricane, flood or wildfire hits, FEMA starts working on a disaster only when requested by the state government.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
The original Friday the 13th film, which followed a group of counselors being murdered at a summer camp, was released in 1980 and become a box-office hit, spawning myriad slasher copycats that flooded theaters in the ’80s and beyond.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Mar. 2025
Our social media feeds were flooded as fans donned metallic cowgirl boots, zigzagging across the country (and sometimes crossing oceans) for Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour.
—Tykesha Spivey Burton, Essence, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flood
Noun
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Campos Mello broke a series of stories about businessmen who were financing a torrent of WhatsApp messages that denigrated Haddad.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Hub’s new gig unleashes a torrent of comically exaggerated gore and populates his world with even more colorful characters.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The ad featured the artist in his studio, struggling with a piece of artwork, when suddenly, the entire room is engulfed in white paint, covering both his paintings and him.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the first, the sheepdog appears engulfed by a thick coat of long white fur, his face nearly obscured by the shaggy mass.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But business and investment decisions are best made without emotions overwhelming us.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Local permitting departments, overwhelmed by the demand, are struggling to keep up—delaying the return of many residents.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The swimmer drowned about 4:45 p.m. in the river near the 2500 block of Roberts Cut Off Road.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2025
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Most of the Titanic’s passengers and crew didn’t drown inside the wreck, Nargeolet points out, but died of hypothermia in the 100 minutes before the Carpathia found a sea of floating corpses.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2025
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The electronics against a mini orchestra—bass, flute, sax, clarinet, percussion—evoke a full, underwater soundscape, like you’re submerged in a comforting dream, or another life.—
Kate Branch,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Since then, council members have been deluged with calls and letters from the public, demanding to know if their trash collection was in jeopardy, as the mayor and Public Works officials have suggested.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2025
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Democrats in particular have been deluged with calls from their grassroots base to take a maximalist approach to fighting Trump.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flood. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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