* Literal: The heavy rains inundated the low-lying areas, forcing residents to evacuate.
* Figurative: The celebrity was inundated with interview requests after winning the award.
* Formal: The new policy was met with a wave of criticism, inundating the government with complaints.
* Informal: My inbox is inundated with spam emails every day.
Inundate means to overwhelm or flood something, whether it's a physical space with water, a person with requests, or a system with information.