SILTED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

silted

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past tense of silt

as in flooded

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Whether driven by admiration or nostalgia for his first spell, the club’s fans flooded the comments section welcoming back their hero.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Chinese companies, including DeepSeek, have previously flooded the market with more affordable, open models that typically lag behind the most cutting-edge software from US rivals but nonetheless can undercut them on price.

— Michael Shepard, Fortune, 24 July 2026

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Those days will be filled trying to address the issues facing the Games.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Other menu items include Boerewors, a South African sausage; Bunny Chow, a street food made with bread that’s filled with a choice of a protein and spices; and premium steak and seafood.

— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

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The reopening of Sunset Boulevard this week following a trunk line break that inundated West Hollywood with 17 million gallons of water hit a setback on Wednesday when crews discovered another leak.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Five years later, Florida school boards are still inundated with requests to ban books.

— Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

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The walls are glutted with oil portraits, and antiques sourced from l’Isle-sur-Sorgue are the real thing; staff are dressed in somewhat cumbersome costume (medieval-style bodices and straw boaters) but ever attentive.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
It’s glutted with supporting characters, and the plot still eddies through a series of clearly episodic incidents.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of glutted

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Officials said the boat appears to have taken on a wave, become swamped with water, rolled over and sank, though the investigation remains ongoing.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Word is Taylor Swift and her longtime stylist, Joseph Cassell, were swamped with sketches from designers from all over the world for this weekend’s wedding of music’s most famous pop star to football’s now most famous tight end.

— Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026

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