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
One person is dead after a fire engulfed a Coronado home Friday afternoon, according to city officials.
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Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
However, in the last month, SDA has been engulfed in crisis: Derek Tournear, the head of the agency, was put on leave a week before Trump's inauguration and marched out of the Pentagon.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Fog and mist engulfed DIA Tuesday afternoon and temperatures hovered around 8 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2025
The crisis began with the mayor's federal indictment on bribery and fraud charges, followed by a wave of unrelated corruption probes that engulfed the city's leadership.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
However, in the last month, SDA has been engulfed in crisis: Derek Tournear, the head of the agency, was put on leave a week before Trump's inauguration and marched out of the Pentagon.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Fog and mist engulfed DIA Tuesday afternoon and temperatures hovered around 8 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2025
The crisis began with the mayor's federal indictment on bribery and fraud charges, followed by a wave of unrelated corruption probes that engulfed the city's leadership.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engulf
Verb
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Hurricanes did flood the region in late summer 2024, but before that, the Carolinas were experiencing a flash drought.—
Lauren Lowman,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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In recent days, the page has been flooded with stories and comments from foreign service officers detailing how recent events have uprooted their lives.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Flashback: Hospitals in NWA, like much of the country, were overwhelmed by the number of COVID-19 patients and struggled with staffing.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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However, Conquest overwhelms her, cleaves her jaw off and punches a hole through her stomach in mere seconds.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The concertina wire installed by the state prevented agents from getting to immigrants, including in situations where immigrants attempting to cross were drowning in the river.—
Anna Giaritelli,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Ovechkin’s goal did not get much of a big reaction since the Rangers are still in the playoff race and visiting fans do not show up at Madison Square Garden in enough of a group to drown out the home crowd.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Mar. 2025
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Salt-water bathing To create the material, a team of scientists at Australia's Curtin University (CU) submerged ordinary glass in a nontoxic bath of organic compounds known as diazonium salts.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulf. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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