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
The more surgical approach allows the department to address crime and its root causes without inundating communities with officers.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
Right-wing influencers have relentlessly campaigned for these people to lose their jobs, tagging their employers’ online accounts and inundating their places of work with aggrieved emails and phone calls.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
As a result, Common Sense Media argues that there should be robust age-verification regulations put on social-media companies, to make sure that children are not being inundated with lurid content at all hours of the day.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
In 1973, a few months after canoeing the Sprewell Bluff section, Carter vetoed a dam proposal that would have inundated some of the Flint’s most iconic areas.
—David Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
Right-wing influencers have relentlessly campaigned for these people to lose their jobs, tagging their employers’ online accounts and inundating their places of work with aggrieved emails and phone calls.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
As a result, Common Sense Media argues that there should be robust age-verification regulations put on social-media companies, to make sure that children are not being inundated with lurid content at all hours of the day.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
In 1973, a few months after canoeing the Sprewell Bluff section, Carter vetoed a dam proposal that would have inundated some of the Flint’s most iconic areas.
—David Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundate
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The president responded by calling a special session and flooding the assembly with armed troops.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Reaction to the Grand Blanc Township violence Statements of support, shock and encouragement quickly flooded social media.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Investigators believe the suspect also deliberately set fire to the church, which appeared engulfed in flames in photos and videos shared on social media.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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Authorities continue to scour the rubble to gather evidence, including searching for clues on the cause of the fire that engulfed the complex, a law enforcement source briefed on the investigation told CNN.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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But courts were overwhelmed by a flood of asylum seekers—a long-standing systemic shortage exacerbated by Biden’s inclusive policies.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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And the first-half performance in Seville, as Postecoglou’s side overwhelmed a very strong Real Betis, was enough to prompt a huge sense of positivity.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The 46-year-old former country star and 42-year-old actress suffered a tragedy in 2019 when their 3-year-old son River drowned in the pool outside their Texas home.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Birria and tortas ahogadas, a sandwich drowned in red salsa, are local staples, perfect for recovering after a long night out.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Inundate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundate. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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