as in engulfing
to cover with a flood
the lowlands were completely flooded angry calls flooded the radio station
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Recent Examples of flooding
During the pandemic, the Fed launched massive bond-buying programs, cut rates to zero, and promised to keep them there, flooding the economy with cash and stoking inflation.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 May 2026
If occupancy was falling, there could be concern for flooding the market with too many rentals.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
That way, the glucose doesn’t linger, and the pancreas doesn’t keep flooding the blood with the hormone.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
There are whole rotisserie chickens, four different pastas, bone broth, pizza, and all the salads, bowls, and rolls flooding social media feeds.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
The plunge essentially flips on the sympathetic nervous system, flooding the body with catecholamines that ramp up attention.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
According to Suzuki, even ten minutes of walking can shift your brain’s chemistry immediately, flooding it in a ‘bubble bath’ of positive neurochemicals.
—Big Think, 30 Apr. 2026
The United Nations’ humanitarian office said this month that rainfall triggered severe flooding in the North-West department, killing at least 12 people, flooding more than 1,000 homes, displacing people and leading to agricultural and livelihood losses.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Some residents said the country club contribues to flooding by opening its sluice gate when rain is forecast.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 May 2026
If occupancy was falling, there could be concern for flooding the market with too many rentals.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
That way, the glucose doesn’t linger, and the pancreas doesn’t keep flooding the blood with the hormone.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
There are whole rotisserie chickens, four different pastas, bone broth, pizza, and all the salads, bowls, and rolls flooding social media feeds.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
The plunge essentially flips on the sympathetic nervous system, flooding the body with catecholamines that ramp up attention.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
According to Suzuki, even ten minutes of walking can shift your brain’s chemistry immediately, flooding it in a ‘bubble bath’ of positive neurochemicals.
—Big Think, 30 Apr. 2026
The United Nations’ humanitarian office said this month that rainfall triggered severe flooding in the North-West department, killing at least 12 people, flooding more than 1,000 homes, displacing people and leading to agricultural and livelihood losses.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Some residents said the country club contribues to flooding by opening its sluice gate when rain is forecast.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flooding
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This anger crackles around him like a smoldering fire, igniting and engulfing everyone from the workers on his farm, his meek sister Férula (Fernanda Castillo), to Clara and, eventually, to their daughter, Blanca (Sara Becker and later Fernanda Urrejola), Alba’s idealistic mother.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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At least eight people were killed in Odesa, where video posted by the State Emergency Service, shows a fire engulfing a building and response teams carrying one casualty on a stretcher.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
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Per the logline, in Season 2 the Dars are drowning in dirty cash and Philly’s sketchiest crooks are circling.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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The book’s cover depicts a hazy sunset over a Hollywood sign that is drowning in floodwaters.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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The problem is magnified when Hezbollah launches multiple drones at once, potentially overwhelming a system that’s not fully up to the task of identifying the incoming drones.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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The Parmesan ranch of it all also didn't disappoint; the flavor mix was expectedly savory and crowd-pleasing, but balanced and never overwhelming the true star of it all—the potato.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 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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Nearly every waterway in Cheboygan County has overflowed its banks, with Black Lake, the Cheboygan River and other waterways inundating docks, roads, yards and nearby homes.—
Sarah Brumfield,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Based on moderate projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, sea level could rise by about 10 inches by 2040, inundating a million acres of land in Florida and necessitating the relocation of more than 200,000 residents.—
Tom Hoctor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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