ENGULFMENTS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

engulfments

noun

plural of engulfment

as in floods

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Noun

At the same time, the world’s 10 hottest years on record have all happened since 2015, and Americans across the country are experiencing climate change in worsening storms, riskier floods and fires, extreme heat and drought.

— Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Despite minimal carbon footprints, children there endure routine droughts, floods, and landslides, disrupting essential services like schools and health clinics.

— Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of floods

Noun

Indeed, some analysts think the recent tightening over financial outflows is partly designed to avoid a stampede by Chinese investors for the Nasdaq.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Positive for rupee Equity outflows, coupled with a rising import bill due to higher global oil prices, have pressured government finances and the rupee.

— Priyanka Salve,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Definition of outflows

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Experts say the broadly positive changes are exceeding expectations, improving on baseline crime rates from before 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought historic surges in violence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
An outbreak emerges, emergency funding surges and the world's attention turns briefly toward the crisis before moving on.

— Pam Lowney, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of surges

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Rising fuel costs and a pullback in electric vehicle subsidies have contributed to the struggles of Chinese automakers' as consumer demand slides.

— Matthew Tan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Similar to my trusty Loran slides, the Franco Sarto Jimena sandals are a gorgeous balance of comfort and style.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026

Definition of slides

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Most of the deaths were in Hengzhou, where the partial collapse of a reservoir dam sent torrents of water into the city and claimed 26 lives, said Ding Wei, the vice mayor of Nanning city, which has jurisdiction over the area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
One significant problem, however, is that red dwarfs spit out harmful torrents of radiation in fierce gusts of their stellar winds, which can strip away a planet's atmosphere.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of torrents

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The camp’s history of flooding is long and deadly, with major inundations in 1932, 1978 and 1984, and the flooding of a nearby camp in 1987, Peck family lawsuit said.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
In west Carteret and coastal Onslow counties, the NWS warned of up to 2 feet of inundations above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways that could result in property damage.

— Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025

Definition of inundations

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Fans and former costars alike flooded social media with outpourings of appreciation for his talent and grief at his death.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026
Most of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge lies at least 2,500 meters below the sea, where extreme pressure keeps volcanic gases from expanding and limits eruptions to quiet outpourings of lava.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2026

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