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
Theories range from the Edmund Fitzgerald striking a shoal and suffering bottom damage to flooding through the freighter's hatch covers, which filled the ship with water and sank it, to rogue waves, to structural flaws in the ship that the 1975 storm made deadly.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the safety net designed to financially protect homeowners from flooding sits frozen amid the government shutdown.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
But, as a densely populated city on the Atlantic coast, New York City is growing increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of rising global temperatures—from flooding to extreme heat.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
On the first day of demolition in 1996 — April Fool’s Day, Tesoro remembers — the contractor crew busted a water-supply pipe, flooding the three apartments below.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
Mamdani has transcended politics by flooding TikTok with his campaign videos that speak directly to younger voters, posting a video entirely in Urdu, another in Spanish, and even making appearances in nightclubs urging people to vote.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Black Friday deals start flooding the internet.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Construction fines at the site For Smith, the biggest concern was flooding in his backyard.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
At least 23 people died, including 10 children from flooding in the coastal city of Petit-Goâve, southwest of Port-au-Prince.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the safety net designed to financially protect homeowners from flooding sits frozen amid the government shutdown.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
But, as a densely populated city on the Atlantic coast, New York City is growing increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of rising global temperatures—from flooding to extreme heat.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
On the first day of demolition in 1996 — April Fool’s Day, Tesoro remembers — the contractor crew busted a water-supply pipe, flooding the three apartments below.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
Mamdani has transcended politics by flooding TikTok with his campaign videos that speak directly to younger voters, posting a video entirely in Urdu, another in Spanish, and even making appearances in nightclubs urging people to vote.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Black Friday deals start flooding the internet.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Construction fines at the site For Smith, the biggest concern was flooding in his backyard.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
At least 23 people died, including 10 children from flooding in the coastal city of Petit-Goâve, southwest of Port-au-Prince.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flooding
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Images circulating on social media show a massive fire engulfing the Waldo's store.—
NPR,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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Israel’s self-defense policies risk engulfing the region in turmoil and harming the country’s stability.—
Yossi Shelley,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Officials said most people died from drowning as the storm triggered flash floods and caused rivers to swell above their danger levels.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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On May 18, Kiser's 3-year-old son Trigg died after a drowning accident at their home in Chandler, Arizona.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Victorinox furthers its minimalist focus by using the Alox Refined treatment on three light, simple tools that provide a baseline of utility without overwhelming one's pocket.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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Elderly patients deserve products that soothe without overwhelming.—
Jahan Marcu,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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Flooding from Hurricane Melissa killed at least 25 people in Haiti after the storm caused extensive damage in Jamaica, submerging entire communities underwater and destroying homes across the Caribbean island.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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The opening image somersaults backward twice before settling quietly just over the surface of an undisturbed reservoir, then submerging to reveal digital animation of its underwater topography.—
Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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But state governments are, and their firings are now inundating the courts.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
31 Oct. 2025
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This aerial picture shows floodwaters inundating streets and buildings in Hoi An on Thursday.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Flooding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flooding. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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