engulfments

Definition of engulfmentsnext
plural of engulfment
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Noun
  • Haiti’s recent catastrophic floods have only compounded the country’s overlapping crises.
    Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The camp plans to implement emergency training and drills for floods, fire and other disasters, but investigators found the lack of previous training was key in the deaths.
    Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Bringing retail investors home Seoul has implemented measures to try and stem outflows, with the country's finance ministry announcing tax breaks for individual investors who sell their foreign holdings.
    Lim Hui Jie,Blair Baek, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Bankers told me that money outflows have not been out of the ordinary.
    Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • How Power Surges Damage Appliances and Electronics Understanding how power surges can damage your electronics provides a basic framework for planning preventive measures to minimize the risk in your home.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Attendees reported hearing gunshots and witnessing fights, leading to panic, chaos and crowd surges, police said.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While the hotel has no obligation to heed the neighbors’ demands, residents are hopeful that the Fontainebleau will limit the height of its new water slides.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Part of that was a water park with 13 slides, wave pool and what was touted as the tallest water slide in North America at the time at 135 feet.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Spring rains and winter snowmelt have swelled rivers and lakes, forcing torrents of water through Cheboygan County communities on its way to Lake Huron.
    Sarah Brumfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The silken charcoal bathrobes are a decadent touch, as are the welcome torrents of piping water that rain from monsoon showers and the wonderful organic soaps.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The news of Robert Redford's passing took the world by surprise this week, with countless outpourings of grief and tributes to his career.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On the other hand, cool‑season sod farmers usually grow Kentucky bluegrass, which germinates slowly compared to other turfgrass species, increasing the risk of washouts.
    Ryan Bearss, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Expectations going up after two straight Playoff washouts.
    Jason Kirk, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Engulfments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulfments. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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