as in inundated
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as in engulfed
to cover with a flood
the lowlands were completely flooded angry calls flooded the radio station
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NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
And in the Cayman Islands, schools closed and residents pumped water from flooded homes.
—Heather Hollingsworth and Stephen Smith, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2024
In one neighborhood, mud coated a street of flooded homes where volunteers helped families.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
There were so many examples of cars abandoned or stuck in flooded roadways.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
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Streets remain flooded and trees are down in Asheville, N.C., on Sunday.
—NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
And in the Cayman Islands, schools closed and residents pumped water from flooded homes.
—Heather Hollingsworth and Stephen Smith, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2024
In one neighborhood, mud coated a street of flooded homes where volunteers helped families.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
There were so many examples of cars abandoned or stuck in flooded roadways.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Flooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flooded. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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