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
Low-lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
San Diego County Assessor Jordan Marks said his office, and the tax collector’s, have been inundated with in-person visits and phone calls about higher bills.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Every day, we are inundated with imagery urging us to work harder, buy more … and never stop.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
We are perpetually inundated with single-use plastic options.
—Clay Abney, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
San Diego County Assessor Jordan Marks said his office, and the tax collector’s, have been inundated with in-person visits and phone calls about higher bills.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Every day, we are inundated with imagery urging us to work harder, buy more … and never stop.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
We are perpetually inundated with single-use plastic options.
—Clay Abney, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inundate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundate
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Construction fines at the site For Smith, the biggest concern was flooding in his backyard.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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Theories range from the 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.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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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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The disaster forced terrified guests and hotel staff to leap from windows or dangle bedsheets to escape rooms engulfed in smoke and flames.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Those skills will likely overwhelm just about every competitor this trio faces this season.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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And even if a few curve balls come in, that doesn’t necessarily overwhelm me.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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When the bodies of the drowned are retrieved, they’re sent to Alexandroupoli to be identified.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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In an effort to save their relationship, Smith drowned her two young sons.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Inundate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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