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
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Crump and Wells’ parents have rejected notions from law enforcement that the teenager drowned, launching their own investigation into his death, including the autopsy. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 July 2026 Authorities also said Jose Mario Pineda Dias, 33, and his wife, 28-year-old Marina Suyapa Regalado — also of Honduras — drowned, The Associated Press and USA Today reported. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 Malcolm, beloved for playing Theo Huxtable on the 1980s sitcom The Cosby Show, accidentally drowned while on a family vacation in Costa Rica on July 20, 2025, leaving behind Tenisha and their daughter. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026 Philemon and Baucis were consequently saved from a flood that drowned the rest of their country. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026 They were trapped underneath the barge and tangled in the wreckage of the sailboat and drowned. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026 The 18-year-old drowned in April after jumping off a railroad track bridge at Lake Ray Hubbard, about 15 miles east of downtown Dallas. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 Renowned for her beauty, charisma, and emotional depth onscreen, Wood tragically drowned off the coast of California’s Santa Catalina Island in 1981 at the age of 43. — Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026 The three teens jumped from a railroad bridge into the lake, and after Erving drowned, the others fled the scene, the affidavit said. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drowned
  1. flooded
  2. engulfed
  3. soaked
  4. wet
  5. submerged
  6. overwhelmed
  7. saturated
  8. washed
Adjective
  • Abbott said Thursday that one of the victims was swept away while driving on a flooded road near Uvalde, per the Associated Press.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • One person died while driving on a flooded road, swept away near Uvalde, authorities said.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • From a military perspective though, this strike, and the infernos which have engulfed other Wildberries facilities, have some important lessons for the rest of the world.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The blazes that engulfed the island ultimately killed over 100 people and burned thousands of acres, including more than 2,000 buildings in Lāhainā.
    — Angus Chen, STAT, 22 July 2026
Definition of engulfed
Verb
  • The New Museum in New York suffered significant leaking over the weekend as torrential rain soaked the city, Artnews reports.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 20 July 2026
  • Flooding issues could get off to a faster start Wednesday given how soaked the ground is from Tuesday’s storms.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of soaked
Verb
  • Reduce irrigation to only once or twice a week to wet the soil to help control this problem.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
  • Then add a second layer of sand, sweep it into place, and wet it down.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2026
Definition of wet
Adjective
  • Damon notes one instance when, while filming the Trojan Horse scene, costar Jon Bernthal (who plays Menelaus) was half-submerged in freezing water.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • The module increases the submarine’s length from roughly 377 feet to 461 feet and raises its submerged displacement to around 10,200 tons.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
Definition of submerged
Verb
  • At least two people have died as catastrophic flooding has stricken Texas Hill Country, a little over a year after rains overwhelmed the same region's Guadalupe River, causing flooding that killed over 130 people.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • There was some light criticism, although it was overwhelmed by the praise.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • In an era saturated with opinion, that kind of historical context may be the most valuable thing historians have to offer.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • Marketers like Rhys McKay, who previously saw success, now find audiences saturated and influencers less effective.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of saturated
Verb
  • Whether due to size constraints, residue transfer, or bacterial contamination, these items should be washed in your dishwasher alone.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2026
  • Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis, a microscopic parasite people acquire by eating fresh produce grown or washed with water carrying human waste.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of washed

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