as in flooded
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as in engulfed
to cover with a flood
water from the overflowing bathtub inundated the bathroom floor
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Recent Examples of inundated
Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Harp said some homes are completely inundated in Lockport.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Floodwaters inundated a number of Kentucky cities and towns as powerful storms repeatedly struck parts of the South and Midwest, killing dozens of people in different states.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
The following summer, historic floodwaters inundated parts of eastern Kentucky, leaving dozens more dead.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Residents in the western Chicago suburb of Cicero have also been inundated with scams aimed at water quality.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Communities along some of the nation's largest rivers were inundated.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Kentucky riverfront businesses hit with difficult flooding year Restaurants along the Ohio River in Louisville have been hit hard by flooding in 2025, with some of the same spots that flooded earlier in the year inundated again over the weekend.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
These days Barber is inundated with breeders who want to partner.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
As a result, viewers of both shows are inundated with political ads during election years.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Harp said some homes are completely inundated in Lockport.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Floodwaters inundated a number of Kentucky cities and towns as powerful storms repeatedly struck parts of the South and Midwest, killing dozens of people in different states.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
The following summer, historic floodwaters inundated parts of eastern Kentucky, leaving dozens more dead.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Residents in the western Chicago suburb of Cicero have also been inundated with scams aimed at water quality.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Communities along some of the nation's largest rivers were inundated.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Kentucky riverfront businesses hit with difficult flooding year Restaurants along the Ohio River in Louisville have been hit hard by flooding in 2025, with some of the same spots that flooded earlier in the year inundated again over the weekend.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
These days Barber is inundated with breeders who want to partner.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundated
Adjective
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The weather service warned people not to drive into flooded roads, since most flood deaths occur in cars.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Be sure to plan ahead if traveling and never drive through flooded roadways!—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Verb
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The runoff election marks yet another chapter in the country's struggle against a surge of violent crime that has engulfed cities in a country that was once a popular tourist destination and was left badly scarred by the pandemic.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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When first responders arrived on the scene, both the plane and a vehicle were already fully engulfed in flames, which have since been extinguished, TMZ reported.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There’s something so saturated and bright about it.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
24 May 2025
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Gray, beige, white and black have become the dominant language of marketing and design, replacing the warm-toned and saturated reds, greens, and blues of decades past.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Houston has athletic size, and that has overwhelmed the Clippers in previous matchups.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Fatherhood overwhelmed Wade at first.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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Oxygen can be depleted in compost piles that are not aerated regularly or become waterlogged.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 May 2025
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Water as often as needed to maintain soil moisture, but not so often that the lawn becomes soggy or waterlogged.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Inundated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundated. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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