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overflow
noun as in flood, inundation
Strongest matches
verb as in pour out, flood
Example Sentences
When a small lot near a popular trail overflows, cars quickly fill both sides of the narrow dirt road despite no-parking signs, said Seymour, the local resident.
When the lake overflows, the water can flood roads and homes as it heads down the Mendenhall River and eventually to the Pacific Ocean.
In Tel Aviv, crowds overflowed from a courtyard that has become known as Hostage Square, wearing T-shirts reading “Bring Them Home” and others that simply said: “NOW!”
The typhoon, which caused heavy flooding and landslides, killed 14 people in Taiwan after a barrier lake overflowed.
He gestures to bins overflowing with rubbish bags.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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