as in to flood
to cover with a flood
water from the overflowing bathtub inundated the bathroom floor
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Recent Examples of inundate
Network engineers are inundated with data from tools built for monitoring, change management, configuration management, incident response and more.
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Nikhil Handigol, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
They're laid, each fall, in ephemeral ponds; on dry mounds, like the one Dahrouge is circling, that should be inundated by winter's rains.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 May 2026
The West had been dealing with a decades-long megadrought before atmospheric rivers in the winters of 2023 and 2024 inundated the region with enough moisture to cause extreme flooding and alleviate drought conditions.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 May 2026
We’re so inundated by social media and all these things.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 May 2026
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Nikhil Handigol, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
They're laid, each fall, in ephemeral ponds; on dry mounds, like the one Dahrouge is circling, that should be inundated by winter's rains.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 May 2026
The West had been dealing with a decades-long megadrought before atmospheric rivers in the winters of 2023 and 2024 inundated the region with enough moisture to cause extreme flooding and alleviate drought conditions.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 May 2026
We’re so inundated by social media and all these things.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundate
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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
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The set design is centered around the flooded, burned down, and demolished house that appears in the album visuals and is somehow still standing despite it all.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2026
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The overwhelming majority live in a narrow corridor of wine country, stretching from Geneva to Montreux, that is almost entirely engulfed by France.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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In Russia's southern Krasnodar region, this video circulating online showing an oil depot engulfed in flames.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Tennis courts, a dedicated pickleball court, fitness center, swimming pool, whirlpool tub, private garage parking and a residents-only clubhouse keep the lifestyle fully supported without overwhelming the setting.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Commissioner Michael Scott, who called Demings a mentor, said he was overwhelmed by the mayor’s announcement.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
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This is the third report of a water rescue operation along the Front Range this week in which a child fell into the water or was swept away and drowned.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Three-year-old Riley Fox was found drowned and half-naked in a Wilmington creek.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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“Inundate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundate. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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