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1
as in engulfed
to cover with a flood
whole villages drowned by the rampaging river
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as in soaked
to wet thoroughly with liquid
drowned the carpet with shampoo, and so it took forever to dry
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as in wet
to make wet
cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce
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Recent Examples of drowned
Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Even more poignant, however, is the Rosemary's Baby angle, where the innocence of childhood is drowned in blood and the notion that a young person reared in a loving environment should develop into a compassionate adult is perverted into unthinkable horror.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2025
By nightfall, Emily had accepted that Ryan had drowned in the lake.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
When the bodies of the drowned are retrieved, they’re sent to Alexandroupoli to be identified.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
The final sequence is a deliberate nod to writer Virginia Woolf, who similarly drowned herself by filling her overcoat pockets with stones and walking into a river.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Talking to Mizzou fans in downtown Nashville after Saturday’s game, this reporter sensed a heavy sense of dread that couldn’t be drowned out by the sound of cover bands and the taste of alcohol.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
But these pragmatic steps are often drowned out by the louder politics of deterrence.
—Jonathan Portes, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Though no bodies were ever found, the official investigation determined the trio had likely drowned in the frigid waters.
—Mike Bezemek, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
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One villager has drowned in flash floods in the eastern province of Catanduanes, officials confirmed to the Associated Press, while another died in Catbalogan city in eastern Samar province after being pinned by debris from a collapsed home.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Even more poignant, however, is the Rosemary's Baby angle, where the innocence of childhood is drowned in blood and the notion that a young person reared in a loving environment should develop into a compassionate adult is perverted into unthinkable horror.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2025
By nightfall, Emily had accepted that Ryan had drowned in the lake.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
When the bodies of the drowned are retrieved, they’re sent to Alexandroupoli to be identified.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
The final sequence is a deliberate nod to writer Virginia Woolf, who similarly drowned herself by filling her overcoat pockets with stones and walking into a river.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Talking to Mizzou fans in downtown Nashville after Saturday’s game, this reporter sensed a heavy sense of dread that couldn’t be drowned out by the sound of cover bands and the taste of alcohol.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
But these pragmatic steps are often drowned out by the louder politics of deterrence.
—Jonathan Portes, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Though no bodies were ever found, the official investigation determined the trio had likely drowned in the frigid waters.
—Mike Bezemek, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drowned
Adjective
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When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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By March, the Amazon is deep into its wet season, a time when forest trails disappear under rising waters and canoes glide through flooded groves of trees.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Burke’s character died in Fire Country season 3 In the season 3 finale, Vince, Bode and Sharon rushed to save Vince's father, Walter (Jeff Fahey), whose care facility was engulfed in flames.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames and was on the grass with heavy front-end damage.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Scorched and stained pots and pans almost always require scraping and scouring, and cast-iron skillets can rust when soaked.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 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
Verb
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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
Adjective
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Guests can also experience a virtual reality tour of the Titanic that takes them deep into the sea to look at the submerged vessel for a $10 add-on.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
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Fishermen in the Florida Keys found a submerged jar containing bones and other items early Friday morning, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The flood of people overwhelmed Bajo Chiquito, an impoverished community of 382 members of the Indigenous Emberá-Wounaan people.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Food banks nationwide are overwhelmed by surging demand, with long lines and limited supplies.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But Majumdar has created a world that is recognizably continuous with our own—her characters scan social media and inhabit a culture saturated with real-time information; as a result, this statement feels curiously old-fashioned.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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Wrap the pot with a blanket, burlap, or bubble wrap to insulate it if temperatures will drop below 0ºF, and keep the soil moist but not saturated.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Colored towels and microfiber towels should be washed in warm water.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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Both washed the food down with drinks fortified by electrolytes.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Drowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drowned. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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