1
a
: an overflowing of the land by water
b
: a drenching rain
a deluge causing mudslides in the area
2
: an overwhelming amount or number
received a deluge of angry phone calls
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Examples of deluge in a Sentence
Noun
The deluge caused severe mudslides.
a deluge of thanks and appreciation for the returning troops
Verb
Heavy rains deluged the region.
deluged with requests for help
Recent Examples on the Web
Matt Simon, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
The Ural River, which flows from Russia’s Ural Mountains through Kazakhstan to the Caspian Sea, was swelled this week by snow melt, causing a deluge in dozens of towns and cities along the border.
—Anna Chernova, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
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Noun
A lot of this funding is going toward retrofitting infrastructure to adapt to those sorts of deluges.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
The Ural River, which flows from Russia’s Ural Mountains through Kazakhstan to the Caspian Sea, was swelled this week by snow melt, causing a deluge in dozens of towns and cities along the border.
—Anna Chernova, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Deluge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deluge. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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