deluge
noun
, -ˌyüzh; nonstandard də-ˈlüj
, ˈdā-ˌlüj\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for deluge
Synonyms: Noun
alluvion, bath, cataclysm, cataract, flood, flood tide, inundation, Niagara, overflow, spate, torrent
Synonyms: Verb
drown, engulf, flood, gulf, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp
Antonyms: Noun
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of deluge in a Sentence
Noun
The deluge caused severe mudslides. a deluge of thanks and appreciation for the returning troopsVerb
Heavy rains deluged the region. deluged with requests for help
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
With tonight’s deluge, the AZT has just given me a big shove. — Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, chicagotribune.com, "‘Hiker trash,’ a fat rattlesnake and fickle Mother Nature: What it’s like to trek 800 miles on the Arizona Trail," 4 Sep. 2019 Oh yeah, add an unimaginable lack of rain in August instead of the normal annual deluge. — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "Our spruce trees are dying. We need to talk about what happens next.," 30 Aug. 2019 The deluge of lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, marketers and distributors has been fueled by an epidemic that has killed more than 400,000 people across the U.S. since 2000, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control(CDC). — Fox News, "Oklahoma Johnson & Johnson verdict figures to impact other opioid lawsuits," 27 Aug. 2019 Amid the dizzying deluge of content Disney+ showcased at D23, the announcement of live-action series Moon Knight, She-Hulk, and Ms. Marvel stood out. — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, "What D23 Expo’s Newly Revealed Mega-Slate Tells Us About Disney+," 26 Aug. 2019 Imagine the deluge of rain that could be brought about by 2/3 of the metro of Phoenix deep washing and waxing their cars via Murphy's Law ... — Angel Mendoza, azcentral, "Event calls on Phoenix residents to wash their cars at the same time 'so the monsoon will arrive'," 25 Aug. 2019 The deluge set the stage, however, for an afternoon of festivity Thursday. — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, "Red Sox need just 12 minutes to finish off Royals," 22 Aug. 2019 So Los Angeles is preparing itself by building a rain catchment network to store those deluges underground for times of want. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "New IPCC Report Shows How Our Abuse of Land Drives Climate Change," 8 Aug. 2019 The cash deluge shows how the consequences of next year's elections run far deeper than President Donald Trump's political fate. — CBS News, "Democrats dump millions into statehouse races," 20 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, who says her office is being deluged with reports of violations, posted photos taken inside a Broward County gas station. — Jennifer Brett, ajc, "Economists pan price gouging laws as Dorian nears," 4 Sep. 2019 By the time Dorian's done, parts of Barbados and the Windward Islands could be deluged with 6 inches of rain, the hurricane center said. — Holly Yan And Christina Maxouris, CNN, "Tropical Storm Dorian could become a hurricane by Tuesday as it threatens Puerto Rico," 26 Aug. 2019 He’s been deluged by conflicting information from pest companies and wanted to get educated. — Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, "Inside D.C.’s rat control academy," 12 Aug. 2019 The office was deluged with calls from people wanting to take Baby Jan in. — Jennifer Brett, ajc, "Abandoned at birth, ‘Baby Jan’ hopes to meet her rescuers," 15 Aug. 2019 As her posts spread, other climbers deluged eGrips with complaints. — Joe Purtell, Outside Online, "Climbers Are Upset Over This Buddha Climbing Hold," 30 July 2019 The vile contents that the reversal pushed away from the city almost doubled the size of the Illinois River, buried land masses, killed vegetation and deluged other waterways. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "Orbert Davis’ epic ‘The Chicago River’ returns on DVD and CD," 15 July 2019 Heavy rains that deluged parts of Southeastern Massachusetts and Central New Hampshire on Thursday night diminished by Friday morning as the storm began to move out of the region, leaving behind flooding in some areas. — Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, "Region drying out after flooding, overnight storms," 12 July 2019 Unusually heavy and frequent rainstorms that have deluged the area this spring are causing problems for the Naperville Park District and have forced the DuPage and Will county forest preserve districts to cancel events. — James Krause, Naperville Sun, "Heavy May rain has put Naperville Park District behind on mowing, closed some forest preserve sites," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deluge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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deluge
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