Meaning of flood the zone | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To fill a relevant region of the field of play.
   US, idiomatic, usually
2. To provide or supply a very large quantity (of something).
   broadly, idiomatic, usually
3. To inundate something or someone (especially an information space and the people using it), especially with undesirable things (such as disinformation or noise).
   broadly, idiomatic, usually
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see flood, the, zone.
   usually

Examples

“flood the zone with defense”

“The NFL renaissance of Doug Flutie is a reminder of one of the great plays in college football history. […] "The play was called 'Trips Right, Flood Tip,'" Phelan said. "That meant three receivers to the right side, flood the zone and try for the tip."”

“McCarthy could spot his curveball for strikes, and flooded the zone with fastballs and cutters.”

“Of the 17 Padres position players who saw the most playing time in 2017, 16 of them were 29 or younger. […] Of course, simply flooding the zone with young players doesn't guarantee anything.”

“flood the zone with initiatives”

“flood the zone with funding”

“While Washington should flood the zone with research funding, it should refrain from trying to pick a winner.”

“Republicans believe that they have a chance of taking control of the Senate in November. […] And big-money conservatives are flooding the zone with cash to ensure victory.”

“The strategy has existed since at least 2018, when the former Trump administration strategist Stephen K. Bannon boasted of the ability to overwhelm Democrats and any media opposition through a determined effort to “flood the zone” with initiatives. This time, the flood is bigger, wider and more brutally efficient.”

“They're not trying to keep you well informed, nor to balance both sides — they're flooding the zone.”

“[A]s former Trump advisor Stephen K. Bannon so eloquently puts it — “the real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with sh–.””

“Mr. Magoon. It would not flood the Zone, but my understanding is that it would flood about 120 square miles.”

“Potential fire zones through which no air flows do not require equal agent distribution, but do require sufficient agent to flood the zone.”

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