deluge
Example Sentences
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The decision arrives not a moment too soon for the online encyclopedia, which has seen a deluge of hallucination-prone A.I.-written articles since ChatGPT’s launch.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Still, a search for “teacup pigs” yields a deluge of breeders promising improbably small pigs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Two years earlier, a deluge in the city of Petropolis outside Rio de Janeiro left 241 people dead.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
The ultimate authority on how to handle the deluge of media inquiries was Mayor Karen Bass, according to an internal email reviewed by The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
A day ago we’d have given up our teeth for a good rain, and now we gnashed them in frustration over the deluge.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.