1
as in to flood
to cover with a flood
whole villages drowned by the rampaging river
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2
as in to soak
to wet thoroughly with liquid
drowned the carpet with shampoo, and so it took forever to dry
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3
as in to wet
to make wet
cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce
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Recent Examples of drown
But these pragmatic steps are often drowned out by the louder politics of deterrence.
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Jonathan Portes, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
The muted pequin peppers are drowned by musty garlic powder.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025
The most serious was in late 2022, when two of Ginger's tiger cubs drowned after falling into a partially frozen pond.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
People can be swept off rocks and jetties and drown while observing high surf.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jonathan Portes, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
The muted pequin peppers are drowned by musty garlic powder.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025
The most serious was in late 2022, when two of Ginger's tiger cubs drowned after falling into a partially frozen pond.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
People can be swept off rocks and jetties and drown while observing high surf.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drown
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Construction fines at the site For Smith, the biggest concern was flooding in his backyard.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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Theories range from the Fitzgerald striking a shoal and suffering bottom damage to flooding through the freighter's hatch covers, which filled the ship with water and sank it, to rogue waves, to structural flaws in the ship that the 1975 storm made deadly.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Usually, one of those socks ends up inside the twisted sheet, and both come out of the dryer soaking wet.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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His fiction, neither notably blood-soaked nor mythologically freighted, also differs starkly from the work of Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy, contemporaries who likewise were famously steeped in the West.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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Place chopped leaves in a large wire bin and wet each layer.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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But the comedy is absolutely something that wets my beak, I'm drawn to it.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Images circulating on social media show a massive fire engulfing the Waldo's store.—
NPR,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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The disaster forced terrified guests and hotel staff to leap from windows or dangle bedsheets to escape rooms engulfed in smoke and flames.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The irony is that in a market saturated with sustainability talk, Magnolia Pearl’s revolt feels almost old-fashioned.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The challenge is, as brands get wise to the trends in nomadic, traditional jewelry, the space is becoming saturated, says Jello.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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Dry clean or wash the rest of your clothing and linens, making sure to use hot water in the washer and high heat in the dryer.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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The restaurant also had health hazards such as old food residue on equipment and employees not washing their hands properly with soap, city officials said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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Those skills will likely overwhelm just about every competitor this trio faces this season.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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And even if a few curve balls come in, that doesn’t necessarily overwhelm me.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Two people died after lower rooms flooded in New York City on Thursday as heavy rain drenched the region, authorities said.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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The stalks are drenched in a garlic-and-anchovy vinaigrette sharpened with vinegar and mellowed with extra-virgin olive oil.—
Katie Parla,
Saveur,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Drown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drown. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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