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as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
in spring the melting snows usually produce a cataract that inundates the valley
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Noun
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Photo : Pierre Galant Photography A waterfall draws wildlife to the property.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
24 Mar. 2025 -
There’s a new waterfall public-art display being planned for the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.—
Lisa J. Huriash,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Brown saw 3 feet of water flood her home in a predominantly Black neighborhood that still shows damage from the storm.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2025
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Best Option Restoration is a nationally franchised disaster restoration business that handles wind and storm damage, fire damage, flood/water damage, and contents cleanout to residential and commercial customers.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That sort of insight can happen at any point along the cascade.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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As the belt lurches forward, mounds of old polyester shirts, sports jerseys, socks and other items cascade into a machine that will begin the process of converting them into new Repreve yarns.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Campos Mello broke a series of stories about businessmen who were financing a torrent of WhatsApp messages that denigrated Haddad.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Hub’s new gig unleashes a torrent of comically exaggerated gore and populates his world with even more colorful characters.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Cataract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataract. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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