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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
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The Spokane area in eastern Washington was inundated with 3 to 6 inches of rain this weekend, washing out roads.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
Sometimes, this information also leads to societal trauma, with Russians and Ukrainians living far from the frontlines inundated with graphic and upsetting content about what’s happening to their forces.
—Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
Though our attention spans were adolescent, we weren't inundated by a boatload of options for everything in our lives, the way kids are today.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Inundate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inundate. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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