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as in flooding
to cover with a flood
submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog
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as in dipping
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 stifling
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 submerging
But while social media is full of stars submerging themselves in icy water, doctors are urging caution about the bigger health claims tied to the trend.
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Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
The practice typically involves submerging the body — often neck-deep — in cold water for short periods, in plunge pools, natural bodies of water, or spa and hotel wellness circuits.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
Blanched Blanching, which involves boiling the food first and then submerging it in cold water, is another healthy method of cooking spinach.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2026
Their system consisted of submerging pre-term lambs in artificial amniotic fluid, where a pumpless oxygenator, supplied by a sweep gas, mimicked placental perfusion.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Place the showerhead in the bag, submerging it in the bubbling mixture, and securing the bag with a rubber band around the neck of the showerhead.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Heavy rain began on Friday and continued overnight, submerging vehicles and forcing motorists in some areas to wade through hip-high water to reach higher ground.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
The heavy rain began Friday and continued overnight, submerging vehicles and forcing motorists in some areas to wade through hip-high water to reach higher ground.
—Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Beauty and Hygiene Supplies Metal tools such as eyelash curlers, tweezers, and nail cutters can be sanitized by submerging into hydrogen peroxide for 15-20 seconds, then wiping clean.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
The practice typically involves submerging the body — often neck-deep — in cold water for short periods, in plunge pools, natural bodies of water, or spa and hotel wellness circuits.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
Blanched Blanching, which involves boiling the food first and then submerging it in cold water, is another healthy method of cooking spinach.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2026
Their system consisted of submerging pre-term lambs in artificial amniotic fluid, where a pumpless oxygenator, supplied by a sweep gas, mimicked placental perfusion.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Place the showerhead in the bag, submerging it in the bubbling mixture, and securing the bag with a rubber band around the neck of the showerhead.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Heavy rain began on Friday and continued overnight, submerging vehicles and forcing motorists in some areas to wade through hip-high water to reach higher ground.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
The heavy rain began Friday and continued overnight, submerging vehicles and forcing motorists in some areas to wade through hip-high water to reach higher ground.
—Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Beauty and Hygiene Supplies Metal tools such as eyelash curlers, tweezers, and nail cutters can be sanitized by submerging into hydrogen peroxide for 15-20 seconds, then wiping clean.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submerging
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As the memories come flooding back, so do the tears.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Decades later, a new generation is discovering her character and flooding social media with clips of her most cutting one-liners.—
Michelle Duncan,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2026
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The strength of that belief has fluctuated, dipping sharply after their March defeat by City before rising again in recent weeks.—
Ayo Akinwolere,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Home values have a habit of falling just when your job security may be dipping, too.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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Birds eat and digest the seeds, then the plant grows in dense stands and blocks sunlight from reaching other young plants, overcrowding or stifling other species.—
Sarah Everett,
The Spruce,
11 May 2026
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Before Sunday’s game, the Charge had struggled to generate a ton of offense in general against a stifling Boston defense.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Last fall, in the aftermath of both events, the two appeared on each other’s shows, using the opportunities to reflect on the chaos engulfing late-night TV.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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This anger crackles around him like a smoldering fire, igniting and engulfing everyone from the workers on his farm, his meek sister Férula (Fernanda Castillo), to Clara and, eventually, to their daughter, Blanca (Sara Becker and later Fernanda Urrejola), Alba’s idealistic mother.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Cold plunging — immersing the body in water below 60 degrees Fahrenheit for short periods — is typically paired with saunas, hot tubs and other restorative treatments.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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Curiously, windows and sliding doors aren’t equipped with screens (yet), which makes immersing yourself in the forest environment while indoors more challenging (and less breezy), though the unmistakable calls of the colobus monkeys ring right through the glass.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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Countries like the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Belarus, Bahrain, and Pakistan round out the top five, with all of them largely suppressing tools like VPNs and secure messaging apps that could allow people to coordinate without being surveilled by national authorities.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2026
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Contraceptive pills, hormonal IUDs, birth-control implants, and Plan B all work by suppressing ovulation.—
Andréa Becker,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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The folks at the YMCA of Metro Denver believe that drowning deaths are completely preventable.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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An autopsy later determined that Perry died from acute effects of ketamine, as well as other contributing factors such as drowning, coronary artery disease and effects from buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Known for his athleticism, Christian also has become a force dunking off lobs.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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For those willing to go a step further, try dunking your face in a bowl of ice water.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Submerging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submerging. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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