Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for deluge. Search instead for adlerfluges.
Definitions
Trivia Time
In Greek mythology, whose anger was said to cause a great deluge sent to punish humanity?

deluge

[del-yooj, -yoozh, del-ooj, -oozh, dih-looj, -loozh] / ˈdɛl judʒ, -juʒ, ˈdɛl udʒ, -uʒ, dɪˈludʒ, -ˈluʒ /






Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

"Then the deluge of water just appeared from nowhere. It just shows how quickly it can change."

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Black Friday is around the corner, so your inbox will soon face a deluge of tempting travel offers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The sisters broke away to dedicate an altar to one of their siblings who recently died and whose death came after a deluge of personal losses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Treasury supply amid the deluge of AI debt the market has been digesting this year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

In the spring of i960 a deluge of reports of dead birds reached British wildlife authorities, including the British Trust for Ornithology, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and the Game Birds Association.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Widespread deluges across the Southeast Asian country in 2011 killed more than 500 people and damaged millions of homes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Heavy deluges and saturated soils have the potential to cause significant damage to homes, transport infrastructure and food supply.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026

Shockingly, their analysis suggests the deluges were far larger than the Great Flood, which reshaped much of the Central Valley and Los Angeles Basin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2024

Right now, dating apps are falling out of favor with those treasured demographics, not least thanks to the prevalence of catfishing impostors and nonstop deluges of fake dating options.

From Slate ● May 17, 2024

A flood of stories and anecdotes deluges us with proof.

From A New Atmosphere by Gail Hamilton

But the opposite was true: I was deluged with requests for help from people hoping to save their relationships with their friends and loved ones.

From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026

Legitimately good doctors are deluged with referrals and turn away new patients.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

Utahns have also deluged Cox with thousands of letters in opposition, while regularly convening on the state Capitol with unflattering signs featuring O’Leary and Cox.

From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026

The sight of the newborn and her mother being winched to safety by helicopter amid the deluged landscape became one of the defining images of the Mozambique floods of 2000 – the country's worst ever.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

The rain deluged, flooding the girder and running into the aerie.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

The new authorities swiftly loosened Assad-era restrictions, deluging the market with cheaper imports and lifting a moratorium that made dealing with dollars a criminal offense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025

Massive storms are increasingly deluging California followed by periods of drought that increase the risk of wildfires.

From Reuters ● Jan. 5, 2023

Wednesday evening, up to 2 to 4 inches of rain fell in less than two hours — deluging Washington, D.C.'s northern suburbs.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2022

Until she saw the money and comments deluging GoFundMe, Ms. Bachom, the video journalist, thought she was the only one who felt a special connection to Mr. Patel and the store.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2022

On the way into North Hampden, it was all I could do to keep from deluging Henry with questions, but I kept my mouth shut until we got there.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt


Vocabulary lists containing deluge

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com