as in flooding
to cover with a flood
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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Recent Examples of engulfing
While the daily hustle is just beginning for many, evidenced by the amount of foot traffic spotted passing by through the glass windows of the hotel’s restaurant, Jeff Peterson settles in to momentarily enjoy the Hornets’ metamorphosis and enthusiasm engulfing the franchise.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Rescuers search on the site where an avalanche broke loose in Val Ridanna, in Alto Adige, northern Italy, engulfing a group of 10 skiers Saturday, March 21, 2026.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
An Associated Press journalist saw a massive fire that appeared to be engulfing a structure in the compound.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Overnight visuals from local media showed flames engulfing a single-storey building, while thick smoke billowed from another section of the same complex.
—CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Authorities said the vehicle ignited inside the building, temporarily engulfing parts of the synagogue in flames.
—Daniel Hunt
march 12, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Images from the scene on Swiss media showed flames engulfing the vehicle.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
On Sunday night, firefighters battled with the flames engulfing Forsyth House – a Victorian building next to Glasgow Central station, home to dozens of small businesses.
—Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
Mojtaba Khamenei faces a second and even more existential obstacle, which is the American and Israeli war that is now engulfing the region.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Rescuers search on the site where an avalanche broke loose in Val Ridanna, in Alto Adige, northern Italy, engulfing a group of 10 skiers Saturday, March 21, 2026.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
An Associated Press journalist saw a massive fire that appeared to be engulfing a structure in the compound.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Overnight visuals from local media showed flames engulfing a single-storey building, while thick smoke billowed from another section of the same complex.
—CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Authorities said the vehicle ignited inside the building, temporarily engulfing parts of the synagogue in flames.
—Daniel Hunt
march 12, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Images from the scene on Swiss media showed flames engulfing the vehicle.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
On Sunday night, firefighters battled with the flames engulfing Forsyth House – a Victorian building next to Glasgow Central station, home to dozens of small businesses.
—Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
Mojtaba Khamenei faces a second and even more existential obstacle, which is the American and Israeli war that is now engulfing the region.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engulfing
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While some dams serve critical purposes, protection from flooding and supplying drinking water, along the 80-mile-long Charles River, Kumpf says nearly 20 dams are simply relics of the region's industrial past.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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With hundreds of new products flooding the halls of Fiera Milano and installations popping up across the city, even all six days are barely enough for the time needed to cover it all.—
Jesse Dorris,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Egypt is overwhelming a Muslim nation.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Bottled at 93 proof, the higher alcohol content helps amplify the complexity without overwhelming the balance.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Juno Beach Police Department released audio from several 911 calls placed that day, including one from Emily Jennings, who said her husband was drowning.—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The official cause of death listed on the crew member’s death certificate, which was obtained by TMZ, states that Meadows died from drowning with probable hypothermia and submersion of his body in cold water.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Blanched Blanching, which involves boiling the food first and then submerging it in cold water, is another healthy method of cooking spinach.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2026
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Their system consisted of submerging pre-term lambs in artificial amniotic fluid, where a pumpless oxygenator, supplied by a sweep gas, mimicked placental perfusion.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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