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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 /






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This deluge of uplift is a collage of the photographer’s lifework, but he also adds: “I had Peter’s music to work from — and his music didn’t suggest darkness.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Then there are candidates who have somehow managed to stay dry amid a deluge of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Investors absorbed a steady deluge of high-quality debt issued by the big AI “hyperscalers” in 2026.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

The message, after the goal deluge, was 'what are you saying to it now?'

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“The Thief’s Downfall!” said Griphook, clambering to his feet and looking back at the deluge onto the tracks, which, Harry knew now, had been more than water.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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

The broadcaster additionally cited Americans’ continuous deluges of supportive comments when it asked the regulatory agency, in June, to drop its license order.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

In Aceh Tamiang, one of the hardest-hit areas of Indonesia, survivors described villages being entirely swept away by fast-moving deluges.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025

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

Then the Guadalquivir overflows its banks and deluges the town and the flat land, drowning live stock and destroying buildings.

From The Story of Seville by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley

Two of them — in 1982-83 and 1997-98 — deluged downtown Los Angeles with over 30 inches of rain, more than double the area’s average annual rainfall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

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

Utah officials have complained that the state has been deluged with constitutional challenges.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

Then I'm deluged in lemony foam that I have to scrape off with a heavy bristled brush.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Kitson Yang asked his colleagues during a recent legislative session while holding up printed pictures of the tourists deluging parts of the city.

From New York Times ● May 9, 2023

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

From Reuters ● Jan. 5, 2023

Instead, hundreds of thousands enlisted to fight the Russians, deluging recruiters from the army and the territorial defense force to the degree that many initially had to be turned away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2022

Angry residents are deluging officials with complaints and filing lawsuits, while some leading companies are installing new equipment, making payments to neighbors or even closing down.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2021

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


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