as in to flood
to cover with a flood
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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Recent Examples of engulf
Upon arrival, crews found a barn fully engulfed in heavy fire and smoke, and immediately began efforts to extinguish the flames.
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Riley Moser, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Photos from the scene showed the entire building engulfed in flames.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
In footage shared on social media, vehicles can be seen traveling along the bridge as smoke and flames from the explosion engulf the structure.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Looking back, Dube said that the Living Wage Campaign served, in some ways, as a microcosm of the broader struggle over wages and living standards that has engulfed this country for the past half century.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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Riley Moser, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Photos from the scene showed the entire building engulfed in flames.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
In footage shared on social media, vehicles can be seen traveling along the bridge as smoke and flames from the explosion engulf the structure.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Looking back, Dube said that the Living Wage Campaign served, in some ways, as a microcosm of the broader struggle over wages and living standards that has engulfed this country for the past half century.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engulf
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On the end with the front gable, the designer stacked two floor-to-ceiling windows to give the illusion of a single continuous one and to flood the interior with ample natural light.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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When the White House proposed winding down SLS and the Orion spacecraft after just three flights in its budget request to Congress last May, lobbyists from contractors like Boeing and Lockheed Martin flooded Capitol Hill.—
Sana Pashankar,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The kitchen offers tons of storage and a full-height wine display, along with lighting by Lindsey Adelman Studio that adds a contemporary edge without overwhelming the space.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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Others warned that Korean entertainment could overwhelm the domestic industry.—
Ken Moritsugu,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tens of thousands fled by boat from Hue, many drowning in the attempt, and by the end of March a million refugees—soldiers, civilians, whole extended families—were clogging Route 7B, a major highway, trying to get farther south.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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One was a young man from West Africa, who survived the dangerous journey by sea to the Italian island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean, where tens of thousands of migrants have drowned.—
Norah O'Donnell,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Giant salamanders spend much of their time hidden beneath rocks, submerged in streams or tucked under logs.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Place your seed trays inside so that the holes in the bottom of each cell are submerged, but the water doesn't reach the top of the trays.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulf. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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