1
as in to engulf
to cover with a flood
submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog
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2
as in to immerse
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid
submerge the tomatoes in boiling hot water for a few seconds and they will be easier to peel
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as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
learned to submerge her ego and became a better teammate for doing so
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Recent Examples of submerge
According to his wife’s Sept. 27 Facebook post, their house was submerged and Steven sought safety in his Jeep with their dog Orion, but the vehicle’s battery died and his cellphone was losing power.
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 5 May 2025
The front end of the car was submerged and the trunk was open.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
On one street, a car was submerged in floodwaters up to its taillights.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
While most of it is submerged deep underwater, portions of the ridge rise from the ocean and form islands (like Iceland itself).
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 5 May 2025
The front end of the car was submerged and the trunk was open.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
On one street, a car was submerged in floodwaters up to its taillights.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
While most of it is submerged deep underwater, portions of the ridge rise from the ocean and form islands (like Iceland itself).
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submerge
Verb
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An ordinary film engulfed in extraordinary tragedy.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
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The contaminated water released toxic gas that briefly engulfed Dunsmuir and made hundreds of people ill.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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To his credit, Shepard took the entire situation on that January Armchair Expert episode in stride, even showing off his blue elephant-print boxers to the cameras to properly immerse the audience in the experience.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
2 May 2025
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The Panorama, a temporary exhibition in place while the Pergamon Museum, one of the six buildings on the island, undergoes renovation, immerses visitors in an enormous artwork that depicts the ancient city of Pergamon in 129 A.D.—
Valeriya Safronova,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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At the time, according to Mark Green, an IRS spokesman, Congress believed deductions for personal interest encouraged people to consume and stifle savings.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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The students met regularly and secretly with their professors to study literature, philosophy and theology from the Catholic intellectual tradition, banned by the Nazi regime as part of Hitler’s strategy to first stifle and then strangle the Catholic Church in Germany.—
Peter Nguyen,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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Last week, Billboard’s purchase-only charts were flooded with new releases.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Social media was flooded with references to The Handmaid’s Tale.—
Seyward Darby,
Vogue,
3 May 2025
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If Toronto needs to dip further down the depth chart for starts, the two new additions could soon be options.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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But the chances of survival start to dip after just 12 hours.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Orwell authored 1984, a bleak vision of the future where an authoritarian regime weaponizes language to suppress independent thought and rewrite history.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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However, consistent, long-term stress can wear down your immune system, exposing you to inflammation and suppressing your body's response to infections.2 UTIs occur when the urinary tract, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra, is infected.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Authorities said rushing water in a nearby creek overwhelmed the area.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Whatever the case, Indiana’s full-court pressure, physicality on the perimeter and timely shooting overwhelmed the Cavs at times and were enough to overcome early and late deficits at other points throughout the series.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Her 14-year-old brother drowned, according to authorities, and her father is in a coma.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Except the music playing her off the stage drowns out his name!—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
7 May 2025
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“Submerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submerge. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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