as in to flood
to cover with a flood
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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Recent Examples of engulf
Videos of the incident show the vehicle badly damaged and engulfed in flames.
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Yet Mottola, 77, has largely escaped the kind of scrutiny around his relationship with Epstein that has engulfed others.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Witnesses described several explosions while images of the collision showed vehicles engulfed in flames.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
By time deputies and firefighters arrived, the home was fully engulfed.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Yet Mottola, 77, has largely escaped the kind of scrutiny around his relationship with Epstein that has engulfed others.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Witnesses described several explosions while images of the collision showed vehicles engulfed in flames.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
By time deputies and firefighters arrived, the home was fully engulfed.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engulf
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The city has since explored smaller buyouts in places that flood repeatedly, including the Jewel Streets neighborhood, also known as the Hole, at the Brooklyn-Queens border.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Philadelphia adjusted at the break, pushing fullbacks higher and flooding the midfield, and Charlotte had no response.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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And its power overwhelms that kind of analogy.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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When used in large numbers, such drones could, in theory, overwhelm air defenses.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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Eclipses give solar scientists a rare chance to study the sun's wispy outer atmosphere, or corona, which is usually drowned out by the overwhelming glare of the solar disk.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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When the Huskies took the court here, they were booed roundly and Hurley’s postgame interview with CBS was nearly drowned by the catcalls.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulf. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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