as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
the dam broke, unleashing a torrent down the dry riverbed
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A torrent of water flows along the river Bela during heavy rain on September 14, 2024 in Mikulovice, Czech Republic.
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Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
In the torrent of misinformation that flowed from the tragedy, outrage boiled over into racist violence.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
The organization on Tuesday drew a torrent of criticism over its decision to invite Donald Trump to sit for an interview at its annual convention in Chicago.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 30 July 2024
This led to a torrent of specious critiques from people like Elon Musk, J.K. Rowling, Donald Trump, and Logan Paul, all of whom falsely suggested that Khelif is a trans woman and/or that she should be barred from women’s athletic events.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
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Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
In the torrent of misinformation that flowed from the tragedy, outrage boiled over into racist violence.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
The organization on Tuesday drew a torrent of criticism over its decision to invite Donald Trump to sit for an interview at its annual convention in Chicago.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 30 July 2024
This led to a torrent of specious critiques from people like Elon Musk, J.K. Rowling, Donald Trump, and Logan Paul, all of whom falsely suggested that Khelif is a trans woman and/or that she should be barred from women’s athletic events.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Torrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torrent. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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