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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
NGOs reported that more than 140 people died in the attempt to cross into the territory, including some who drowned or were trampled in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Mason Kearns drowned when the flooding wedged him into a storm drain. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Nobody wanted to look at it or think about those five children being drowned in Andrea Yates’s bathtub. — Jaha Nailah Avery, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 Experts say the campaign has been fragmented and incoherent, with policy questions such as how healthcare should be organized drowned out by the question of which parties will be able to put together a government. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026 Victim identified Lake County authorities have identified the man who drowned in Lake Michigan over the Labor Day holiday. — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s attempts to strong-arm the bond market have been drowned out by the Iran war’s steady drumbeat, with oil back above $100 a barrel. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 Most recently, a Georgia grandmother was charged with involuntary manslaughter and cruelty to children in the second degree on July 15 after her 2-year-old grandson drowned at an apartment complex pool, according to Fulton County jail records. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 Two decades ago, Resnick helped secure a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity in the case of Andrea Yates, a Texas woman who drowned her five children in a bathtub. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drowned
  1. flooded
  2. engulfed
  3. soaked
  4. wet
  5. submerged
  6. overwhelmed
  7. saturated
  8. washed
Adjective
  • Video posted on social media shows a car stuck in the flooded roadway.
    — Shane Hinton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Video shows teams of workers yanking ropes to ferry locals who were stranded on an embankment flanked by a flooded river.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • Authorities have identified three victims in a deadly crash after a Tesla crashed into a tree and was engulfed in flames in El Dorado Hills late Saturday night.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Al-Zara gold mine is one of thousands of small-scale and informal mines scattered across Sudan, which has been engulfed in a war that has at times pushed parts of the country into famine.
    — Yasir Abdallah, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of engulfed
Verb
  • But Hrgovic had soaked them all up and even sent a few back Itauma’s way.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • My first impulse, of course, was to run, in hopes of making it home before getting soaked.
    — Robert Klose, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of soaked
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  • Havenith said deliberately wetting clothing can provide evaporative cooling, including for older adults who may not sweat as effectively.
    — Aya Diab, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of wet
Adjective
  • The submarine can remain submerged and operate at considerable distances from its home port while carrying a larger strike arsenal.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • New Jersey State Police said the boat was near submerged pilings.
    — Vanessa Murdock, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of submerged
Verb
  • Ceuta was overwhelmed by a mass crossing of some 80,000 people, mostly from neighboring Morocco, in late July.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Several on the ground said they were overwhelmed by the support coming from first responders and fellow reporters.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • In a city saturated with homogeneous brunches, El Born’s is a fun option to try something different.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The heaviest rainfall is expected in northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri, where the ground is already saturated after heavy rain Tuesday morning.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of saturated
Verb
  • Nearby, a 9-year-old washed his face discreetly in the bushes with a bottle of water, a bright orange backpack slung over his shoulder.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Undamaged tomatoes can often be washed, their stems removed, and frozen solid, then thawed and used in salsas, stews, or marinara later on.
    — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
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“Drowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drowned. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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