submerged

adjective

sub·​merged səb-ˈmərjd How to pronounce submerged (audio)
1
: covered with water
2
3
: sunk in poverty and misery
4
: hidden, suppressed
submerged emotions

Examples of submerged in a Sentence

submerged local roadways made for hazardous driving
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Ancient protein fragments within the jaw’s teeth revealed the bone, known as Penghu 1, belonged to a Denisovan man who likely lived on a submerged land bridge that once connected what’s now China and Taiwan. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025 There is nothing glamorous about it, but the reward lies beneath the water in submerged nets dotted with plump oysters. Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 The submerged vehicle’s occupants were freed but still in the water by the time emergency responders arrived at the scene, the department added. David Chiu, People.com, 19 May 2025 In 2001, Oakland Park resident Heather Munroe died in a submerged van that was driven into the river there at about 2 a.m. after leaving now-closed Maguire’s Hill 16. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for submerged

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of submerged was in 1697

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“Submerged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submerged. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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