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as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
a deluge of thanks and appreciation for the returning troops
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as in rain
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
the exiting moviegoers were caught in the deluge without umbrellas
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as in to flood
to cover with a flood
deluged with requests for help
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Recent Examples of deluge
Leah Goodridge, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
The storm brought a deluge of rain and strong winds to Northern California on Tuesday, swelling rivers, flooding roadways, knocking out power and unleashing other damage across the region.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
Between 6 and 8 inches of rain deluged the area and triggered a rare flash flood emergency — the most severe flood alert — Wednesday night, according to the National Weather Service.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
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Noun
This idea often stems from seeing a deluge of news reports about homeless people committing violent acts.
—Leah Goodridge, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
The storm brought a deluge of rain and strong winds to Northern California on Tuesday, swelling rivers, flooding roadways, knocking out power and unleashing other damage across the region.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
Reising warned that despite the big storms that have deluged the region in the past couple of months, a La Niña weather system has the potential to bring drier conditions, particularly in the southern portion of the state.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
Between 6 and 8 inches of rain deluged the area and triggered a rare flash flood emergency — the most severe flood alert — Wednesday night, according to the National Weather Service.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluge
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The post has sparked a flood of reactions, with the overwhelming majority supporting the worker's decision.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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The impressions stayed covered until 1908 when a massive flood roared down the Paluxy River and scraped the riverbed.—
Kristy Christiansen,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2025
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The rain will turn to showers on Friday, decreasing that afternoon.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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Friday night’s low is expected to be 26, and Saturday is predicted to have a 30% chance of rain and snow.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2025
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Friday’s development is just the latest twist in a complicated, layered, yearslong corruption scandal that has engulfed Alameda County, its county seat, Oakland, and led to the ousting of its mayor and a district attorney.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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In the weeks following the outbreak of the Eaton and Palisades Fires, the conflagrations engulfed neighborhoods, forested canyons and chaparral—a type of shrubland.—
Anton Sorokin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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Instead, Trump spent most of his 40 minutes speaking to roughly 1,000 supporters in a casino ballroom lauding his win in November, mocking former President Biden’s administration and touting his torrent of executive actions since taking office.—
Will Weissert and Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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But before the volcano unleashed its torrent of rock, ash and toxic gases, Pompeii was just another Roman town on the coast of the Mediterranean.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
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In fact, tremendous stellar wind currents from several stars can collide to cause a perfect cosmic storm, resulting in complete celestial chaos!—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2025
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Uruguay emerges as a hot lensing hub and a port in the storm in the busy Latin American TV and film market.—
William Earl,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Deluge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deluge. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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