as in flooding
to cover with a flood
water from the overflowing bathtub inundated the bathroom floor
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Recent Examples of inundating
Open, honest, and transparent information—thorough enough for meaningful discussion without inundating directors with details—is a cornerstone to maintaining a trusting relationship between the board and management.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
The more surgical approach allows the department to address crime and its root causes without inundating communities with officers.
—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
Reliably unpredictable and obsessively prolific, Young stayed in the news by inundating record store shelves.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Flooding is a disruption tactic that entails inundating one’s cell with toilet water.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
This summer, on July 4, a flood beyond anyone’s expectations killed 28 campers and staffers, inundating many of the Camp Mystic buildings.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025
Expect college recruiters to be inundating him with offers this spring.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
The flooding was cataclysmic, wiping out whole villages while inundating houses, infrastructure, and farmland.
—Sade Agard, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2025
Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
The more surgical approach allows the department to address crime and its root causes without inundating communities with officers.
—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
Reliably unpredictable and obsessively prolific, Young stayed in the news by inundating record store shelves.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Flooding is a disruption tactic that entails inundating one’s cell with toilet water.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
This summer, on July 4, a flood beyond anyone’s expectations killed 28 campers and staffers, inundating many of the Camp Mystic buildings.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025
Expect college recruiters to be inundating him with offers this spring.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
The flooding was cataclysmic, wiping out whole villages while inundating houses, infrastructure, and farmland.
—Sade Agard, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundating
Verb
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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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Altman himself has cautioned that too much money is flooding into unproven AI ventures, while Zuckerberg has compared today’s infrastructure frenzy to past bubbles.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The inferno moved rapidly, quickly engulfing the chapel – with an unknown number of people still inside.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Macrophages, immune cells that live in our tissues, are responsible for engulfing and digesting bacteria, dead and damaged cells, and harmful invaders like cancer cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
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The onion, garlic, and cilantro add a little bite to the soup, while the chipotle chiles add a smoky flavor without overwhelming with heat.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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The pumpkin stencil design is stitched onto plush, white fabric, creating a festive look that’s easy to add to your existing decor without overwhelming the space.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Inundating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundating. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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