FLOOD TIDE Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

flood tide

noun

Definition of flood tide

as in flood

a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms the flood tide of criticism that the company received

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Recent Examples of flood tide Most new titles from book publishers float into bookstores like flood tides in winter, summer and fall. — Scott Burns, Dallas News, 20 July 2023 These enclaves, once the backbone of Ukraine’s agricultural eastern steppe, were reduced to ruin as the war passed over them like a flood tide. — Natalia Yermak Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 14 July 2023 The next morning, a flood tide of parents and children washed over the kids’ area, with families backed up out the door. — Amy Virshup, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2022 Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. — Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2022

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Noun

Rainfall may total 12 to 20 inches, causing inland flood concerns, as well.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Areas at highest risk of coastal flooding this week are Orange and San Diego counties, where the National Weather Service issued a coastal flood warning that will last through Thursday afternoon.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of flood

Noun

And various gamma-ray observatories in orbit were saturated and blinded by the torrent of incoming radiation.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Following testimony from Meta staff who downloaded torrents, the order could expose a wider range of supervisors, managers, and executives whom staffers said greenlit the piracy.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

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