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
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
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
However, like the scenery of life, the ever-changing three-dimensional imagery in movies is so complex that many researchers saw no way to make sense of the deluge of fMRI data.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Yale management expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, who runs an annual summit called the Chief Executive Leadership Institute, told the NYT he has been deluged with calls about safety at the next edition of his event this month.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Southern California's latest weather deluge may be on its way – a hot spell that could drive temperatures into the low 90s before plummeting as the region reels from wildfires and toxic runoff.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
However, like the scenery of life, the ever-changing three-dimensional imagery in movies is so complex that many researchers saw no way to make sense of the deluge of fMRI data.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
After being deluged with 14 inches of rain over three days, which was far more than the soil could absorb, the city saw just 0.03 inch in the entire month of October.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Yale management expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, who runs an annual summit called the Chief Executive Leadership Institute, told the NYT he has been deluged with calls about safety at the next edition of his event this month.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Deluge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deluge. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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