drowned 1 of 2

adjective

as in flooded

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verb

past tense of drown
1
as in engulfed
to cover with a flood whole villages drowned by the rampaging river

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2
as in soaked
to wet thoroughly with liquid drowned the carpet with shampoo, and so it took forever to dry

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3
as in wet
to make wet cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce

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Recent Examples of drowned
Verb
Almost exactly a year ago, a 17-year-old Evanston boy drowned after going underwater near a breakwall at Lighthouse Beach. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 What few cheers came from the fans were drowned out by loud boos. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 And over the course of six years, her character was put through an emotional wringer as well, getting shot, drugged by her stepmother, strangled, nearly drowned and repeatedly kidnapped — usually while wearing tiny denim cutoffs and a crop top. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 Last year the county paid a $6 million settlement after twin toddlers drowned in a pool while at a foster home in Roseville. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Thus, the overall spectrum of a galaxy is dominated by the most massive stars, while smaller stars are drowned out. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Perry suffered an accidental fatal overdose in October 2023 and drowned in his hot tub. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026 The jury heard this week from a former co-worker of Clancy’s who recalled talking to her about the case of Andrea Yates, a Texas woman who drowned her five children in a bathtub, in 2001, and was ultimately found not guilty by reason of insanity. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026 Authorities that same year recovered the body of a man who reportedly drowned in 2002, another man who drowned in 1974, and the body of a man who died of as-yet-undetermined causes after disappearing in 1998. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drowned
  1. flooded
  2. engulfed
  3. soaked
  4. wet
  5. submerged
  6. overwhelmed
  7. saturated
  8. washed
Adjective
  • Social media video also showed rain leaking into subway stations and flooded streets.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Two women who were on foot and trapped in a flooded creek were rescued, Fire Division Lt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • Gunshots followed by an inferno Police responded to the home on Sunday evening and heard gunshots coming from out back, just before the house was completely engulfed in flames.
    — Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Police responded to the home on Sunday evening and heard gunshots coming from out back, just before the house was completely engulfed in flames.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of engulfed
Verb
  • In the hour leading up to the Dutch GP, rain soaked the circuit, including during the reconnaissance laps, when the cars navigated from the garage to the grid pre-race.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • This is all due to showers and thunderstorms that have soaked those areas over the last two weeks.
    — Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of soaked
Verb
  • For best results, water deeply at the base of the plant, allowing moisture to soak into the root zone rather than wetting the foliage, says Kelly Funk, president and CEO of Jackson & Perkins.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Arrange some small, flat stones around the puddle to give the butterflies a place to land, and then add enough water to moisten or wet the sand.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of wet
Adjective
  • But some of the reservoir’s underwater history is well known and will remain submerged for some time yet.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Months of inactivity allow microbes, algae, barnacles and other invertebrates to colonize submerged surfaces.
    — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of submerged
Verb
  • Reflecting on her journey, Jones told me last year that her best career advice is to stay open to new experiences and not get overwhelmed by distant goals.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • My mother was never one for parting phrases, mainly because she was overwhelmed by a form of timidity that verged on self-erasure.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of overwhelmed
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  • The rainfall has the potential to cause dangerous rip currents, life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in steep areas and places where the ground remains saturated, the center said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • For the uninitiated, instead of a bottle or tube, these formulas are housed in a compact with a sponge saturated in foundation.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of saturated
Verb
  • And because nobody washed the dishes before tossing them into the feasting pit, King and his colleagues (in a 2017 study) could analyze the microscopic residue of ancient drinks that had soaked into the ceramic.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The towel is no longer absorbent or has a greasy-type feeling after it has been washed.
    — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of washed

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“Drowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drowned. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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