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flooding

noun as in excess of liquid

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Monsoon rains sparked widespread flooding that submerged the camp in water.

I stumble through interviews for my job at NY1, memories flooding back.

In February 2011, during a winter storm, a tree fell into a creek in Franklin Township, New Jersey, and caused flooding.

Meanwhile her husband William and his brother Harry were busy laying sandbags in towns affected by flooding.

The game consists of flooding the bathroom with water, hiking up your skirt, and then gliding over the stream.

A crevasse was made in the levee above New Orleans flooding much of the city.

And he laughed again as the memories came back with a rush, flooding his mind with vivid detail.

The late moon had risen and was flooding the grounds with its light, bringing out distinctly the objects nearest to him.

The sun was setting behind the purple hills, flooding the green fields and silver sea with the crimson of his parting rays.

These battles were fought in a sea of mud formed by the rain and the flooding of the land by the Belgians.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to flooding, such as: inundation, and alluvion.

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

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