inundate
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They bring a range of severe weather impacts including destructive winds, torrential flooding rainfall, and storm surges which can inundate coastal areas.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Worryingly, Jones draws a close analogy with the present-day situation as he expects the deluge of planned IPO issuance this year, in the form of SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI, to inundate the market completely.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
David Joyce, a Seaport Research Partners media analyst, said part of the reason Tubi has been able to capture audiences—especially young people—is because the platform is easy to use and doesn’t inundate viewers with ads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Runner-Up: I also let Instagram totally inundate me with border collie videos.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024
The only place they did not inundate was the patch of hard earth where the hurdles were and where he now sat with Sandy and Nan.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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Some areas of Florida have been hit with flooding as knee-deep water inundates some coastal towns.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2023
During heavy rain events, the water inundates the island.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
Given that reality, a devastating storm that inundates a large number of structures could force the area to consider where it is safe to rebuild — and where it isn’t.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2022
A second flash flood within two weeks inundates Las Vegas, making 2022 the city’s wettest monsoon season in a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
In times of flood, the Guadalquivir inundates this suburb, and the water flows into the church.
From The Story of Seville by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley
McGovern said he is inundated with calls and emails from fund managers that seem to have few differences, but that the day gave him a connection to Carlyle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Rantzen's daughter Rebecca Wilcox said the family had been inundated with messages since her death.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Mud and sand inundated the Long Beach Peninsula as waves breached the boardwalk’s protective timber bulkhead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Every time I open TikTok lately, I’m inundated with Kalshi ads beckoning me to bet on “Dancing with the Stars.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
In the aftermath of my article, I was inundated with skeptical e-mails.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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The storm triggered widespread flooding across southern France on Tuesday, inundating streets and disrupting transport.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
I kind of designed my content to be able to make it easily because I feel like my approach is just inundating you with Kev.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
A poisonous river of a stinking yellow liquid rushed downhill, inundating homes and fields, including the one where she grew corn to feed her eight children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
As the storm brushed past Hong Kong, steep waves crashed into land, inundating coastal areas, alongside powerful winds and rain, leaving more than 60 people injured.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
Future searches will be difficult: thousands of years ago, the melting glaciers raised the seas, inundating coastal settlements, if they existed.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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