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deluge

noun as in downpour, flood of something

verb as in inundate with water

verb as in overwhelm

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In September, The Times newspaper reported that Rabbi Deutsch left his Leeds home under advice from West Yorkshire police following a deluge of threats linked to his work with the IDF.

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Ortega and his team — the largest federal public defender’s office in the country — are dealing with a deluge of immigration-related cases filed by Essayli.

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Once the deluge of lawsuits started, county lawyers had just one goal: to make the cases go away without the county going bankrupt.

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But after days of focus on the gender identity of the suspect’s alleged partner, the far-right’s response has also fueled a deluge of anti-trans rhetoric that could beget more violence.

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Tangible issues, including their insurance coverage and savings, mix with intangibles like family dynamics, the trauma of losing a home and the deluge of choices needed to build a new one.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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