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
In Greenland and elsewhere, meltwater from shrinking glaciers has deluged rivers and contributed to floods.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
The rain has deluged historic parts of Catania, turning its Via Etnea high street into a river and its squares into lakes.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2021
Meteorologists were not expecting the catastrophic rainfall that has deluged India and Nepal in recent days.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021
Especially is this the case when the pain has deluged in childhood.
From An Introduction to Yoga by Annie Wood Besant
