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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And this goes some way to explaining the torrent of love from social media.
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Callum Booth, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
His American Rescue Plan Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act unleashed a torrent of spending that contributed to record inflation, higher interest rates, and the national debt.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 11 Jan. 2025
Image Last year ended and 2025 began with a disturbing torrent of incidents in the subway: a woman burned to death on a subway car that was parked at the end of the line in Brooklyn, a man stabbed to death on a train in Queens and at least three other attacks.
—James Barron, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The Chiefs capitalized on a torrent of Texans mistakes — eight penalties among them — and missed opportunities to slowly seize control.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Callum Booth, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
His American Rescue Plan Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act unleashed a torrent of spending that contributed to record inflation, higher interest rates, and the national debt.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 11 Jan. 2025
Image Last year ended and 2025 began with a disturbing torrent of incidents in the subway: a woman burned to death on a subway car that was parked at the end of the line in Brooklyn, a man stabbed to death on a train in Queens and at least three other attacks.
—James Barron, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The Chiefs capitalized on a torrent of Texans mistakes — eight penalties among them — and missed opportunities to slowly seize control.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Torrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torrent. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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