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.
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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
But get this: the freethinkers who dreamed up this potential flood tide work not out of Honda's Japanese R&D center and studio but its American think tank and design enclave in Southern California.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 15 June 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
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
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
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
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
But get this: the freethinkers who dreamed up this potential flood tide work not out of Honda's Japanese R&D center and studio but its American think tank and design enclave in Southern California.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 15 June 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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flood tide
Noun
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Currently, the death toll from the July 4 floods has reached at least 132 people, with over 160 people listed as missing.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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The Baltimore area is under a flood watch, as thunderstorms and damaging winds are possible Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
14 July 2025
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Fucci, who was staying near the Guadalupe River, filmed on her phone a torrent of muddy water flooding the road to her grandmother's house.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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Trump’s second term has unleashed a torrent of assaults on protest and dissent, from revoking visas and disappearing activists, to withholding federal funds from universities that won’t dismantle diversity initiatives.—
Time,
Time,
2 July 2025
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“Flood tide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flood%20tide. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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