flooding
Americannoun
noun
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the submerging of land under water, esp due to heavy rain, a lake or river overflowing, etc
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pathol excessive bleeding from the uterus, as following childbirth
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psychol a method of eliminating anxiety in a given situation, by exposing a person to the situation until the anxiety subsides
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Origin of flooding
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They provide California with a significant share of its water, but they can also produce severe flooding and widespread damage.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
While extra rain can bring flooding and landslide risks, it can also keep vegetation moist, lowering the potential for wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
This is only the second named storm of the season, after Tropical Storm Arthur brought some flooding to the US last month.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Meta is flooding the market with AI-enabled, camera-equipped smartglasses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
I began to rest more frequently and for longer periods, to try to cool down a little, but each time I set off again the heat came flooding back.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
I suddenly realized: You’ve always bought houses on tops of hills because you’re afraid of water-level rise and that’s because you were raised to think the tribulations will bring mass floodings.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2021
The adobe structure survived Rio Grande floodings, fires and a transfer of sovereignty from Mexico to the United States.
From Washington Post ● May 16, 2018
Crystal Bridges disassembled the pavilion-style structure, which had suffered floodings over the years, and rebuilt it on the museum’s campus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2016
Even in Egypt, however, the recollection of the deluge seems to have survived, though it lay entangled amid what seem to be symbolized memories of unusual floodings of the river Nile.
From The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed by Miller, Hugh
Those of a sanguine temperament are more liable to floodings and to head symptoms; but such disorders with them usually readily yield to treatment.
From The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother by Napheys, George H. (George Henry)
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