as in flooded
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as in engulfed
to cover with a flood
water from the overflowing bathtub inundated the bathroom floor
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Recent Examples of inundated
Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Harp said some homes are completely inundated in Lockport.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Floodwaters inundated a number of Kentucky cities and towns as powerful storms repeatedly struck parts of the South and Midwest, killing dozens of people in different states.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
The following summer, historic floodwaters inundated parts of eastern Kentucky, leaving dozens more dead.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Residents in the western Chicago suburb of Cicero have also been inundated with scams aimed at water quality.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Communities along some of the nation's largest rivers were inundated.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Kentucky riverfront businesses hit with difficult flooding year Restaurants along the Ohio River in Louisville have been hit hard by flooding in 2025, with some of the same spots that flooded earlier in the year inundated again over the weekend.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
These days Barber is inundated with breeders who want to partner.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
As a result, viewers of both shows are inundated with political ads during election years.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Harp said some homes are completely inundated in Lockport.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Floodwaters inundated a number of Kentucky cities and towns as powerful storms repeatedly struck parts of the South and Midwest, killing dozens of people in different states.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
The following summer, historic floodwaters inundated parts of eastern Kentucky, leaving dozens more dead.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Residents in the western Chicago suburb of Cicero have also been inundated with scams aimed at water quality.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Communities along some of the nation's largest rivers were inundated.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Kentucky riverfront businesses hit with difficult flooding year Restaurants along the Ohio River in Louisville have been hit hard by flooding in 2025, with some of the same spots that flooded earlier in the year inundated again over the weekend.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
These days Barber is inundated with breeders who want to partner.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundated
Adjective
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That grumpy team member might be dealing with a flooded basement or a teenager who just got their driver’s license (arguably worse than the flood).—
ByJulie Kantor,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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What needs to happen to turn the nightcrawler—the same banal creature found in gardens and on flooded sidewalks across the continent—into a valuable commodity? . . .—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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The runoff election marks yet another chapter in the country's struggle against a surge of violent crime that has engulfed cities in a country that was once a popular tourist destination and was left badly scarred by the pandemic.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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When first responders arrived on the scene, both the plane and a vehicle were already fully engulfed in flames, which have since been extinguished, TMZ reported.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Sweets and Desserts Many sweets, such as desserts, contain butter or oils rich in saturated fats.—
Rachael Zimlich,
Verywell Health,
18 June 2025
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Which reminds me of films like the recent Flash (though, again, more saturated and less bland).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Houston has athletic size, and that has overwhelmed the Clippers in previous matchups.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Fatherhood overwhelmed Wade at first.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Rescue units responding to a submerged truck in a Venice, Florida, canal encountered two large alligators.—
Chris Anderson,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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What appears as waste may serve as witness—a sock, a spoon, a necklace drifting from a submerged compartment, each hinting at a life once lived.—
Siddhartha Mukherjee,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Instead, pressure wash on low and keep washing frequency to a minimum so the plants don't become waterlogged.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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Rain ended in waterlogged South Texas late Friday morning and shifted north into eastern Texas and Louisiana.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Inundated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundated. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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