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deluge

noun as in downpour, flood of something

verb as in inundate with water

verb as in overwhelm

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There have been a deluge of examples of this subversion in recent days.

"She was deluged with videos that suggested death as a solution."

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Half of the country is reeling under floods after extraordinary downpours, with Punjab facing its worst deluge since 1988.

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This writer, contributing to an early iteration of BBC Sport's live text commentaries, offered up these words when watching Carson warm up in a Wembley deluge before kick-off.

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He said he first became aware of the Thursday morning raid when he and his colleagues received a deluge of phone calls from company bosses.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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