as in flooded
to cover with a flood
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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Recent Examples of engulfed
Cellphone video from last summer shows one hot dog cart engulfed in flames as customers stand by.
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Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 11 May 2026
The Venice Biennale, the world’s most prestigious international art exhibition, is engulfed in controversy this year.
—Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 10 May 2026
Thirty minutes later, the building was again engulfed in flames.
—Kayla Bartkowski, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The war engulfed what remained of Johnson’s presidency, and his vision for a Great Society never achieved the height of his ambition.
—Mark Conway, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026
One tweet features an AI cover of a fake Slayr album called BURGERMAN that imagines him as a half-burger, half-human hybrid engulfed in a hellish flood of grease and cheese splatter.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
In a new First Opinion essay, Altman writes movingly about how Braunwald changed the practice of modern medicine, even as a scandal engulfed his laboratory.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 7 May 2026
Only after Swalwell was engulfed in his scandal did House Republicans push Gonzales to quit.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
The driver fled before the vehicle was fully engulfed and was later found hiding behind a vehicle at a Porsche dealership.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 11 May 2026
The Venice Biennale, the world’s most prestigious international art exhibition, is engulfed in controversy this year.
—Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 10 May 2026
Thirty minutes later, the building was again engulfed in flames.
—Kayla Bartkowski, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The war engulfed what remained of Johnson’s presidency, and his vision for a Great Society never achieved the height of his ambition.
—Mark Conway, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026
One tweet features an AI cover of a fake Slayr album called BURGERMAN that imagines him as a half-burger, half-human hybrid engulfed in a hellish flood of grease and cheese splatter.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
In a new First Opinion essay, Altman writes movingly about how Braunwald changed the practice of modern medicine, even as a scandal engulfed his laboratory.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 7 May 2026
Only after Swalwell was engulfed in his scandal did House Republicans push Gonzales to quit.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
The driver fled before the vehicle was fully engulfed and was later found hiding behind a vehicle at a Porsche dealership.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engulfed
Verb
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Immediately, House Democrats flooded the well.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The ocean sky backdrop flanking the main parking lot that can be flooded for a water set.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
Verb
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The feeling overwhelmed him even as his jaw ached and his throat compressed in the second quarter of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 114-109 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Sunday.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Building a Chaos Innovation Muscle Most organizations are overwhelmed by cultural chaos.—
Sarah DaVanzo,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
Verb
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In 1994, Susan Smith drowned her two young children by strapping them in a car and rolling it into a South Carolina lake.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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Autopsies later revealed that the three had drowned, MLive and WJRT reported.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
Verb
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In July 2025, a body was pulled from a van that was submerged in the Harbor, police said.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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In the locker room after Tuesday’s game, teammates sat with their feet submerged in buckets of ice and ice packs wrapped around their joints.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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“Engulfed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulfed. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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