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
Her 18-year-old daughter, Annalee, died by suicide in November 2020 after she was allegedly inundated with content related to disordered eating, self-injury, and suicide.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Raju has argued that his attorneys cannot provide adequate counsel to their clients if the agency’s lawyers are inundated with cases, and told reporters after the hearing that his office planned to appeal the ruling.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Consumers should avoid inundating places with items that can’t be sold or disposed of properly.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Muddy floodwaters from severe rains inundated streets, pushed homes off their foundations, swallowed vehicles and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu on Friday as officials warned of the possible failure of a 120-year-old dam.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Raju has argued that his attorneys cannot provide adequate counsel to their clients if the agency’s lawyers are inundated with cases, and told reporters after the hearing that his office planned to appeal the ruling.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Consumers should avoid inundating places with items that can’t be sold or disposed of properly.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Muddy floodwaters from severe rains inundated streets, pushed homes off their foundations, swallowed vehicles and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu on Friday as officials warned of the possible failure of a 120-year-old dam.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundate
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The city has since explored smaller buyouts in places that flood repeatedly, including the Jewel Streets neighborhood, also known as the Hole, at the Brooklyn-Queens border.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Philadelphia adjusted at the break, pushing fullbacks higher and flooding the midfield, and Charlotte had no response.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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Arriving crews reported that the fire had already engulfed the second floor of a vacant, two-story house and began an offensive attack on the blaze, Nolan said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton
March 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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By time deputies and firefighters arrived, the home was fully engulfed.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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And its power overwhelms that kind of analogy.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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When used in large numbers, such drones could, in theory, overwhelm air defenses.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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Eclipses give solar scientists a rare chance to study the sun's wispy outer atmosphere, or corona, which is usually drowned out by the overwhelming glare of the solar disk.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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When the Huskies took the court here, they were booed roundly and Hurley’s postgame interview with CBS was nearly drowned by the catcalls.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Inundate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundate. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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