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deluge

[del-yooj, -yoozh, del-ooj, -oozh, dih-looj, -loozh] / ˈdɛl yudʒ, -yuʒ, ˈdɛl udʒ, -uʒ, dɪˈludʒ, -ˈluʒ /






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It’s just one drop inside the daily deluge of ambient ghoulishness.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

Last April, a deluge in Philadelphia derailed the Dodgers and Tyler Glasnow in a frustrating defeat against the Phillies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

To add to the drama, a warm Madrid afternoon suddenly turned to blackened skies and a deluge to set a spectacular stage for this meeting of European heavyweights.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Still, a search for “teacup pigs” yields a deluge of breeders promising improbably small pigs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

We sat in front of Charlie’s house for hours, as the sky darkened and rain plummeted around us in a sudden deluge.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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