1
as in to flood
to cover with a flood
whole villages drowned by the rampaging river
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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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as in to wet
to make wet
cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce
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Recent Examples of drown
The calm shatters when a local boy is found drowned near the mythical island of Svärtan.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Giving in, in this case, is drowning his sorrows in drink.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Voting protections that once had decades of bipartisan support had drowned in a sea of anti-voting extremism.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Among the recent victims were a father and son swept away by a landslide in Arequipa, as well as a police officer in Lima who drowned in the Rimac River while attempting to rescue a dog trapped by the Andean floods.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Giving in, in this case, is drowning his sorrows in drink.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Voting protections that once had decades of bipartisan support had drowned in a sea of anti-voting extremism.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Among the recent victims were a father and son swept away by a landslide in Arequipa, as well as a police officer in Lima who drowned in the Rimac River while attempting to rescue a dog trapped by the Andean floods.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drown
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Dozens flooded out from inside the venue in a panic as gunshots rang out, according to a neighboring business' surveillance camera footage obtained by Enquirer media partner Fox 19.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Mar. 2026
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The 50+1 rule, mandating that majority ownership remains with supporters, discourages the kind of investment that has flooded into the Premier League, bringing with it an array of stars.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The work investigates the structural and morphological stability of a state-of-the-art polymeric acceptor (PMA) PY-IT through a range of light-soaking and thermal relaxation measurements.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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To provide more storage space than the previous laundry room had, Chaffee replaced a side-by-side washer/dryer pair with cabinets and a small soaking sink in the countertop and put stackable appliances against the short wall leading to the kitchen.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Simply wet your Makeup Eraser and put it to work.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Also, wetting the peel before storage may encourage mold growth.—
Hannah Harper,
Health,
21 Feb. 2026
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The home was fully engulfed in flames, according to officers.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Two women died early Monday after being rescued from a house that had been engulfed in flames in the west Chicago suburb of Northlake.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The change in pattern comes after a steady stream of rain has saturated the Bay Area over the past 10 days.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Depending on the color of your boots, use slightly more or less water—but never fully saturate in any case.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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Their waterways are polluted and undrinkable, yet citizens still wash their clothes and utensils in them.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Once the paint is removed, further wash the brushes with warm, soapy water, and let your brushes dry thoroughly.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
25 Feb. 2026
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Life will resume, and Iran doesn’t have the unlimited firepower that would overwhelm the Gulf.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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During test runs, workers at the salad chain were overwhelmed by the complicated prep.—
Bloomberg,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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When the storm passed, we were drenched and shaking with cold.—
Doris DeCleene,
Outdoor Life,
25 Feb. 2026
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Pollinators are attracted to lantana’s nectar-rich flowers in red, orange, yellow, purple, and white, which can help drench your yard in color when paired with crepe myrtle blooms.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Drown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drown. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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