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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The news comes one year after her son, Trigg Kiser, drowned at home. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 3 July 2026 In the Stockyards, more than 5,000 head of livestock had drowned. — Kansas City Public Library Staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 The valley floor is silt and loess left by the ice-age Missoula Floods, the glacial-lake megafloods that repeatedly drowned the region. — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The team’s supporters filled a few compact sections, islands of green drowned out in a sea of blue Kylian Mbappé jerseys. — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 6 July 2026 Among those buried there is Yusuf Ali Kanneh, a six-month-old who drowned in a migrant boat wreck in 2020. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 DofE confirmed a participant drowned on July 1 in a statement. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026 Anne Arundel County fire officials are urging families to review pool safety after two young children drowned in separate residential pools last weekend. — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Paris Barraza The thunderous sound of fireworks drowned the roar of the thousands of people marking America's 250th birthday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 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
  • When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026
  • In Hardin County, a juvenile died after a car overturned in a flooded creek, WAVE 3 News reported.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of flooded
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  • With no energy available to warm the planet to these temperatures, the team reasoned that the temperature must be a residual effect of prior warming either from being engulfed by the red giant or during an inward migration.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 July 2026
  • Polls show Democrats are the favorites to retake Congress heading into November, but the party is engulfed at the moment by a fierce debate about its ideologicl direction.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of engulfed
Verb
  • And after celebrating by mimicking a fishing motion in honor of his Bass Pro Shops sponsor, Briscoe soaked it all in.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2026
  • Thankfully, Hutton Brickyards sports a main pavilion that is fully covered, allowing the crowd to wait out the water without getting soaked.
    — Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2026
Definition of soaked
Verb
  • Before applying the resurfacer, blow or sweep off any leaves or debris, then wet the surface to prevent the concrete from drying too quickly.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
  • Taking regular cool showers and baths, wetting clothes or towels with cold water and putting your pillowcases in the fridge or freezer can all help further cool your body down, and hopefully, get a good night’s sleep.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
Definition of wet
Adjective
  • The driver was found deceased inside her submerged vehicle hours after calling 911 for help.
    — Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • This seemingly futuristic idea drew on his Navy experience with water-splitting electrolyzers, which supplied the oxygen that enabled subs to remain submerged for months at a time, and NASA’s use of hydrogen fuel cells to power the Apollo missions.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2026
Definition of submerged
Verb
  • But the ownership group is overwhelmed by left-wing politics.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Tipu’s kingdom finally fell in 1799, when British and allied forces overwhelmed his fortress at Seringapatam, a few hours’ drive from present-day Bangalore.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • Ali Javaheri, senior emerging-technology research analyst at PitchBook, says that categories like battlefield AI and drones are looking especially saturated.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • Over the last decade, the technology market has become saturated with standalone applications designed to solve specific problems.
    — Damini Sood, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of saturated
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  • Thousands of dead Cassin's auklets washed onto beaches across the Pacific Northwest during the same period, another indication that warming ocean conditions had rippled through the ecosystem.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • These alternatives may also be a better solution for some items that can't be washed with liquid fabric softener.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
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