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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
  • Advanced blue-green optical communications penetrate the water column to communicate with submerged submarines without requiring them to deploy compromise-prone antennas.
    — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Rescue teams recovered four bodies from inside the submerged vessel on Friday, while seven more were found along nearby shorelines, Bramantyo said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of submerged
Verb
  • Before giving up law completely, Ponder still dipped her toes in the craft, pulling double duty as a trial lawyer by day and moonlighting in projects like Danielle Ponder & the Tomorrow People by night.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Wells Fargo shares dipped 2% Tuesday after the bank reported mixed third-quarter results.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of dipped
Adjective
  • Avoid any activities that may create a spark, secure those outdoor holiday decorations, and stay hydrated!
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Flax seed extract, another key ingredient in the formula, boosts the skin’s natural hyaluronic acid levels to keep it hydrated.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of hydrated
Verb
  • The mix of modern and vintage aims to make customers feel fully immersed in the world of Coach.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In direct liquid cooling, a specialized coolant is piped directly to components such as processors, whereas in immersion cooling, servers or other components are immersed in a nonconductive coolant.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of immersed
Verb
  • Streaming Friday on Peacock, Crystal Lake stars Linda Cardellini as Pam Voorhees, who struggles to grieve after her son Jason drowned the summer before.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Six months ago, Thomas drowned during rough horseplay in a pool.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of drowned

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“Dunked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunked. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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