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
Since then, Urena has been inundated by phone calls from anxious students preparing to start their college education in the US.
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Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Unfortunately, there are enough bad things that could happen that if everyone were constantly coming up to us to tell us what not to do, we would be inundated.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
In the first half of Hurry Up Tomorrow, Tesfaye worries about his ever-weakening voice amid a relentless tour cycle where he’s tormented and inundated with partying hangers-on and lewd friend turned manager Lee (Barry Keoghan).
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Midway residents have long struggled with flooded roads and inundated yards after strong storms because of an aging stormwater infrastructure.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
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Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Unfortunately, there are enough bad things that could happen that if everyone were constantly coming up to us to tell us what not to do, we would be inundated.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
In the first half of Hurry Up Tomorrow, Tesfaye worries about his ever-weakening voice amid a relentless tour cycle where he’s tormented and inundated with partying hangers-on and lewd friend turned manager Lee (Barry Keoghan).
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Midway residents have long struggled with flooded roads and inundated yards after strong storms because of an aging stormwater infrastructure.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundate
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At a time when the demagogue Father Coughlin was flooding the radio with antisemitic hate speech, Berg offered counterprogramming.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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By Sunday, the National Guard had arrived in the city, and images of heavily armed officers confronting peaceful demonstrators, including journalists and musicians, began flooding social media.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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Fire engulfed several boats around a dock early Friday in the condo canyon of Sunny Isles Beach.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires is engulfing much of the eastern and central United States and will last through the week.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
Verb
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For example, colorful hardware in a small kitchen with a lot of cabinets can overwhelm the space with visual clutter rather than color.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2025
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Almost immediately, the new facility was overwhelmed: Between the year of its founding and 1887, 44 percent of the women admitted into San Clemente were pellagrous.—
Asia London Palomba,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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Multiple adults, including the mother, were monitoring the group of children swimming when the boy drowned, deputies said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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Three kayakers, including Boswell High School senior Luke Nickens, drowned in North Texas lakes in March.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2025
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“Inundate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundate. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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