submerges

present tense third-person singular of submerge

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Recent Examples of submerges Laura escapes her grasp and submerges Cherry, which Daniel witnesses. Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submerges
Verb
  • The documentary immerses audiences in the pulse-pounding events in Seattle in 1999 when tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against the World Trade Organization’s record on the environment, human rights, and labor.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The novel immerses the reader in the world of a Carpathian village in the 1970s, where the main character Darusya lives, whom the locals consider mute and mentally retarded due to attacks of headaches, although none of them guesses the true reasons for her behavior and defiance.
    Nelly Klos September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The judge found that Google has been engaging in behavior that stifles competition to the detriment of online publishers that depend on the system for revenue.
    Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Trump silencing free speech stifles our democracy.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In shocking footage posted on Facebook, large waves are seen breaking through the glass doors of the lobby as water rushes in and quickly floods the hotel.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Bright sunlight floods the sensors with background noise, surface reflections distort the signal, and long-distance measurements require higher stability than short-range indoor use.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Whether they’re baked or simply stirred together, dips are the heroes of any Southern get together.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Guess what happens when the temperature dips below freezing.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lower Stress Chronic stress suppresses your immune response and can eventually lead to an increase in inflammation.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Mulch suppresses weeds, retains moisture in the soil, and adds nutrients back to the soil, too.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This figure motivates Butrich but also overwhelms her.
    Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
  • If a disaster overwhelms state and local capacity, officials may request a presidential declaration, the agency said.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The line in Swift's song and The Life of a Showgirl's cover art appears to be inspired by a Victorian-era painting that depicts the scene in Hamlet when Ophelia goes crazy and falls into a stream and drowns after learning Hamlet killed her father.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • If someone truly disrupts — won’t stop, drowns out others — escort them out and move on.
    Eric Preven, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Taroko Gorge, however, carves breathtaking grandeur from marble stone; a natural cathedral of cliffs, where suspension bridges sway above rapids and swallows dart through narrow canyons.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Neurocysticercosis occurs after a person swallows pork tapeworm eggs, according to the CDC.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025

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“Submerges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submerges. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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