deluge
noun
a great flood of water; inundation; flood.
has deluged
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present perfectof deluge (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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One predicate crime is “fraud,” and that has deluged courts with civil lawsuits alleging fraud in securities sales and marketing, which for the most part is far from what the statute contemplates.
From Slate ● May 21, 2025
The storm has deluged coastal areas, downing trees and power lines and leaving cars bobbing like corks in the raging floodwaters.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2022
In Greenland and elsewhere, meltwater from shrinking glaciers has deluged rivers and contributed to floods.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
Meteorologists were not expecting the catastrophic rainfall that has deluged India and Nepal in recent days.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021
The facility of printing has deluged the world with unreal, because shallow, books.
From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) by Various
