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deluged

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verb

past tense of deluge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluged
Adjective
  • Never attempt to drive through a flooded roadway or flowing stream.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
  • In all, 94 people, including 31 children, were rescued from flooded homes following the 3 a.m. response by city first responders on Monday, Duggan said.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The sprawling case puts a spotlight on crisis publicists, who typically remain behind the scenes but have become the story here, with four separate agencies engulfed in the spectacle.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Officers patrolling nearby smelled smoke and went to investigate, finding the woman engulfed in flames.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Resilience helps in seeing the bigger picture and not getting overwhelmed by immediate difficulties.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The Bengals and Joe Burrow torched the Broncos’ overwhelmed secondary for 412 passing yards in Week 17 — constantly attacking corner Riley Moss in his return from injury.
    Scott Phillips, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Follow the journalist for a continued conversation about the risks of injectables, why founders need to invest in TikTok, and how to maintain success as a beauty brand in 2024’s saturated market.
    Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Some coffee drinks are loaded with sugar, while others are high in saturated fat.
    Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, Health, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But officials wondered: What if sodden snow and vanishing ice stalled American men and machines and weakened these northern defenses?
    Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
  • After 15 years of sailing from house to house, the Pequod has finally floated into the Met, its splintering wood, freezing iron, and sodden ropes transfigured into digital drawing.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Deluged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deluged. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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