In the summer of 1993, record rains in the Midwest caused the Mississippi River to overflow its banks, break through levees, and inundate the entire countryside; such an inundation hadn't been seen for at least a hundred years. By contrast, the Nile River inundated its entire valley every year, bringing the rich black silt that made the valley one of the most fertile places on earth. (The inundations ceased with the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970.) Whenever a critical issue is being debated, the White House and Congressional offices are inundated with phone calls and emails, just as a town may be inundated with complaints when it starts charging a fee for garbage pickup.
Rising rivers could inundate low-lying areas.
water from the overflowing bathtub inundated the bathroom floor
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Rappaport told that every fall, she’s inundated with questions from worried parents about viral symptoms.—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 Almost immediately Rich, a genetic epidemiologist at the University of Virginia, was inundated by e-mails and calls from parents who had read the article and wanted their kids tested, too.—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025 At least eight homes in the town of Kipnuk were pushed off their foundations, and at least four homes in the town of Kwigillingok were inundated by the flooding, according to Alaska State Troopers.—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025 Days of significant coastal flooding The slow movement of the nor’easter will result in multiple rounds of coastal flooding that could could inundate roads and homes and increase the beach erosion potential up and down the East Coast.—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inundate
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Latin inundatus, past participle of inundare, from in- + unda wave — more at water
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