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as in flooding
to cover with a flood
whole villages drowned by the rampaging river
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as in soaking
to wet thoroughly with liquid
drowned the carpet with shampoo, and so it took forever to dry
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as in wetting
to make wet
cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce
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Recent Examples of drowning
Jenny’s toddler son died in a drowning accident.
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
The only thing preventing Keem from drowning on the title track is his athletic flows, which keep pace with Cardo’s frenetic production without ever making a case for themselves.
—Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026
Around them, yellow tramcars rattled down the streets, drowning out the chatter of the people who milled outside movie theaters.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Too bad about Xavier’s wife, Teri (Enuka Okuma), drowning in the mega-tsunami that also wiped out life on the Earth’s surface, huh?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
Feel wrapped in comfort without drowning in bulk with the Softest Sweats Boat-neck Pullover, a loungewear staple at 25 percent off.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
Properly extinguish outdoor fires by drowning them with plenty of water, and never leave a fire unattended.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 18 Feb. 2026
But now that regulations are here, brands and suppliers alike are drowning in it.
—Tara Donaldson, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
Injury Center funding keeps children safe in their car seats and protects them from drowning at the pool.
—Sharon Gilmartin, STAT, 16 Feb. 2026
Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
The only thing preventing Keem from drowning on the title track is his athletic flows, which keep pace with Cardo’s frenetic production without ever making a case for themselves.
—Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026
Around them, yellow tramcars rattled down the streets, drowning out the chatter of the people who milled outside movie theaters.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Too bad about Xavier’s wife, Teri (Enuka Okuma), drowning in the mega-tsunami that also wiped out life on the Earth’s surface, huh?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
Feel wrapped in comfort without drowning in bulk with the Softest Sweats Boat-neck Pullover, a loungewear staple at 25 percent off.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
Properly extinguish outdoor fires by drowning them with plenty of water, and never leave a fire unattended.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 18 Feb. 2026
But now that regulations are here, brands and suppliers alike are drowning in it.
—Tara Donaldson, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
Injury Center funding keeps children safe in their car seats and protects them from drowning at the pool.
—Sharon Gilmartin, STAT, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drowning
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There is a risk of flooding the home if the connections are not secure.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Feb. 2026
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And what about the scene when Mac has locked Bull in the room, which is flooding with water, until James [Osian Emlyn] stumbles across him and lets him out?—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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The work investigates the structural and morphological stability of a state-of-the-art polymeric acceptor (PMA) PY-IT through a range of light-soaking and thermal relaxation measurements.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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To provide more storage space than the previous laundry room had, Chaffee replaced a side-by-side washer/dryer pair with cabinets and a small soaking sink in the countertop and put stackable appliances against the short wall leading to the kitchen.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Also, wetting the peel before storage may encourage mold growth.—
Hannah Harper,
Health,
21 Feb. 2026
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Focus on even moisture at the soil level, and avoid wetting the flowers and the rest of the plant, if possible.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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Herman Halushchenko's arrest, the source said, followed requests from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) and marked an uptick in an anti-corruption probe engulfing the political spectrum.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Proportional representation could also help with the deep political polarization engulfing the United States.—
Jennifer Lynn McCoy,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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This Valentine’s Day, consider saturating your nails in a lush, deep red as rich as red velvet cake.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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Be sure to add milk mixture slowly and gradually to avoid over-saturating the cake.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
1 Feb. 2026
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Sort your laundry — but not by color The once cardinal rule of separating darks from whites before washing them has flown the coop.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Sophie has spent so long this season being a role of service, and for Benedict to now be washing her hair and then pleasuring her felt like a really nice switcheroo that Sophie deeply deserved.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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To keep your legumes from overwhelming your pepper plants, try building some cattle panel trellising or opt for bush-type beans and peas, which stay more compact.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2026
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Add some elite in-zone defense and Canada may have a more difficult time overwhelming Finland with its attack.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Highlight the Shower with a Contrasting Tile Tile drenching a bathroom doesn’t mean the entire space needs to be covered with the same tile type.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Feb. 2026
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While rain has been drenching California's Central Valley, snow has been pummeling the Sierra Nevada and Foothills into Tuesday, with more expected this week.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Drowning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drowning. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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