1
as in to engulf
to cover with a flood
submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog
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2
as in to immerse
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid
submerge the tomatoes in boiling hot water for a few seconds and they will be easier to peel
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as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
learned to submerge her ego and became a better teammate for doing so
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Recent Examples of submerge
On the day of the flood, heavy equipment, including a 9-foot-tall man lifter, became completely submerged.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2025
During Katrina, the Gulf of Mexico leaped forty miles inland, submerging much of the parish fourteen feet underwater.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
However, if your engine becomes fully submerged, your car is likely to be declared a total loss.
—Brandi D. Addison, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2025
During Katrina, the Gulf of Mexico leaped forty miles inland, submerging much of the parish fourteen feet underwater.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
However, if your engine becomes fully submerged, your car is likely to be declared a total loss.
—Brandi D. Addison, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submerge
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According to the fire department, crews who responded to the blaze found that the home was engulfed in flames on the first and second floors, with flames extending to the third floor.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 Aug. 2025
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Moments later, the truck was fully engulfed in flames.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
17 Aug. 2025
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This demands that merchants immerse themselves in the whole person: their needs, their desires, their and their world.—
Jill Standish,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Every year, Black immerses himself in videos of draft prospects, studying the way their bodies move.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Squashing or heavily stifling innovation in mental health is not the way we should be headed. Thoughtful and guarded adoption of AI is warranted and saluted.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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This has been the summer of (financial) discontent; a subject so evident and stifling that Emery had no choice but to refer to it in his programme notes.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Hurricane Erin’s surge, captured flooding the Buxton neighborhood and surrounding coastal communities, came as evacuations and swim bans were issued in the area for safety measures.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Little to None - Little to no potential impacts from flooding rain.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Aug. 2025
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Temperatures across the state are expected to dip, according to the weather service.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
23 Aug. 2025
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Saturday morning’s low temperature is forecast to dip into the upper 50s, which would be the first time all month the city has gotten below 60 degrees.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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The air force said Russia launched 270 drones and 10 missiles into Ukraine, of which 30 drones and six missiles were intercepted or suppressed.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
19 Aug. 2025
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The warming can leap back without something to suppress it.—
Chris Mooney,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
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Save for that final two-minute drill led by Richardson, the Colts’ offense was overwhelmed by the Packers defense for the majority of the two-hour practice.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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When hurricanes arrive in rapid succession, emergency services can get overwhelmed, supply chains can be cut off and infrastructure still damaged from a recent storm becomes more vulnerable.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Aug. 2025
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State troopers responded to the 38 mile marker of Fan Hollow Cove in Camden County around 12:15 a.m. following a reported drowning.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
23 Aug. 2025
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Their parents’ encouragement helped drown out the naysayers.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Submerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submerge. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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