drench
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Moderate to major coastal flooding could drench roads and waterfront property from Delaware to Cape Cod.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
Some lights can drench a wall to illuminate several works at once; others can be set up to frame only a single painting, lending a glowing effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
Ragasa is not expected to hit Taiwan directly but is set to drench the island's east coast with heavy rains.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025
Heavy rains are predicted to drench the region from Sunday to Tuesday as a pair of late-season, back-to-back atmospheric rivers arrive, according to the National Weather Service Seattle.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2024
The drench seemed to come off the sea floor itself, where blind white fish ferried themselves by their own light through the great polar cold.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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