Synonyms for floodgates
flood·gates

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1. List of paraphrases for "floodgates":

   sluices, valves, portas, doors, gates

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1. Jason Kyrwood:

   On the investment grade side, people had been waiting for the floodgates to open for a while, and fairly clearly they have now opened.

2. Janice Baker-Kinney:

   This may be the end for Mr. Cosby but this victory is just the beginning for many of us, to fight for justice, to do the right thing and support every person who has ever been shamed and humiliated and blamed, may this verdict open the floodgates to those who have been hiding their shame for far too long and give them the courage to come forward.

3. Tony Robbins:

   You must know that in any moment a decision you make can change the course of your life forever: the very next person stand behind in line or sit next to on an airplane, the very next phone call you make or receive, the very next movie you see or book you read or page you turn could be the one single thing that causes the floodgates to open, and all of the things that you've been waiting for to fall into place.

4. Alexander Reinert:

   That opens the floodgates to the kinds of force that officers could use while being protected by qualified immunity.

5. Marc Halperin:

   The floodgates of new demand into European equities are just starting to open.