TORRENTS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

torrents

noun

plural of torrent

as in floods

a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms the dam broke, unleashing a torrent down the dry riverbed

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Recent Examples of torrents Few of her words survived the torrents of sound in which they were immersed; as with certain Grouper recordings, the lyrics emerged as texture more than syntax. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026 Such terrain is already conducive to flash flooding, sudden torrents that can sweep down canyons and other low-lying areas with little warning. — Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 Since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision unleashed unlimited torrents of money into political campaigns, elections are now largely financed by big money donors and super PACs. — Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026 Los Angeles County uses a network of 27 spreading grounds, where artificial basins fill up when storms send torrents cascading down from the mountains into the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 This included one on Reddit about torrents on the site 1337x —which is frequently used for online piracy— delivering an executable file, rather than a media file. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 In the mountains on the North Carolina-Tennessee border, rains of up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) turned usually gentle streams into torrents that moved trees, boulders, homes and vehicles, and shattered century-old flood records. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Legitimate footage showed torrents of water sweeping through a valley. — Thor Benson, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Burn scars on the landscape wildfires rapidly funnel water into downslope torrents. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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floods

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In Sakarya province, around 150 kilometers (93 miles) east of Istanbul, a two-story house that was built on a riverbed collapsed in the floods, HaberTurk television reported.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
With homes nearly toppling into the ocean and back-to-back floods and hurricanes amplifying our sense of dread, keeping track of all things El Niño can be overwhelming.

— Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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