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adjective

as in dipped

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verb

past tense of dunk
as in immersed
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid dunking a doughnut in one's morning coffee

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Recent Examples of dunked
Verb
Later, she’s brought in a police car to a nearby pond, strapped to an excavator and dunked into the water as a crowd of anti-immigrant protestors cheer on the public execution. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026 Love, born Darlene Wright in 1941, shuttled between Los Angeles and Texas and spent her first 15 years in church, dunked in gospel as much as Aretha or Ray Charles were. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 Moisés Ballesteros dunked an RBI single into center for a 1-1 tie, advancing Grissom to third. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Moisés Ballesteros dunked an RBI single into center for a 1-all tie, advancing Grissom to third. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Candiano said he was dunked five times in the first five minutes of his shift. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 The lawsuit alleges he was held by his legs and dunked headfirst in a bucket of cold water contaminated with human feces. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026 Come for all the doggie high jinks – thanks to a ton of animatronic animals and a John Hughes screenplay – and stay for Close getting dunked in a vat of molasses. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026 In Rome, tourists dunked their arms and faces into the city’s famous fountains, while visitors at Milan Fashion Week hid under parasols. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunked
  1. submerged
  2. dipped
  3. hydrated
  4. immersed
  5. drowned
Adjective
  • The following day, Hoffman shot an underwater scene that required him to stay submerged in a scuba suit.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Its submerged displacement rises to about 24,000 metric tons.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of submerged
Verb
  • Last week's flush dipped under the floor and got bought right back up.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The first night, the temperature dipped to the low 40s (maybe lower).
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of dipped
Adjective
  • As a wildfire blazes in your property’s vicinity, activation of lawn sprinklers will provide a hydrated buffer to an encroaching inferno.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Staying hydrated throughout the day, following a fiber-rich diet, and exercising regularly are important for maintaining bowel regularity.
    — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of hydrated
Verb
  • For 12 weeks, Escott immersed herself in the inner workings of the pioneering San Francisco Environment Department.
    — Anne Makovec, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Throughout, Dirand immersed himself in Mizner’s doors, ceilings, and patterns so that the new rooms would be a true homage rather than a copy.
    — Lucas Oliver Mill, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of immersed
Verb
  • Whatever curse words his mouth formed were drowned out by the dull drone of the disappointed Chicago Bulls crowd at the United Center.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
  • That incident came just a day after a 5-year-old girl was pulled into the ocean and drowned in turbulent waters while walking on Treasure Island Beach in Orange County with her mother and brother.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of drowned

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“Dunked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunked. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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