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flooding

[fluhd-ing] / ˈflʌd ɪŋ /
NOUN
excess of liquid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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This combination of high tides and high surf will bring hazardous swimming conditions along with dangerous conditions on rock jetties and a moderate risk of coastal flooding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

A Florida chimpanzee sanctuary that provides lifelong care for animals formerly used in research laboratories, the pet trade and the entertainment industry was hit by flooding that left roads impassable.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

There is a potential for coastal flooding issues as early as next week, Thompson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

The report said 2026 provided "stark reminders" that climate change affects everyone, from extreme heat and wildfires in Europe to the catastrophic glacial flooding in Nepal.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

When a typhoon caused major flooding in the area in October 2019, hundreds of bags were swept into a river.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

I suddenly realized: You’ve always bought houses on tops of hills because you’re afraid of water-level rise and that’s because you were raised to think the tribulations will bring mass floodings.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2021

The adobe structure survived Rio Grande floodings, fires and a transfer of sovereignty from Mexico to the United States.

From Washington Post ● May 16, 2018

Crystal Bridges disassembled the pavilion-style structure, which had suffered floodings over the years, and rebuilt it on the museum’s campus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2016

What is this, Eve? thou droppest heavily In a heap earthward, and thy body heaves Under the golden floodings of thine hair!

From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Even in Egypt, however, the recollection of the deluge seems to have survived, though it lay entangled amid what seem to be symbolized memories of unusual floodings of the river Nile.

From The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed by Hugh Miller


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