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avalanche
noun
verb
A sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
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ˈævəlɑːnʃ
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noun
A sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
“The program brought an avalanche of mail”
noun
A slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
verb
Gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
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The program brought an avalanche of mail
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