submersed

verb

Definition of submersednext
past tense of submerse
1
as in flooded
to cover with a flood a week of nonstop rain that submersed the cornfields and delayed planting for days

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2
as in immersed
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid those hardy souls who daily submerse themselves in icy cold water for its invigorating effect

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Recent Examples of submersed The Downriver Mutual Aid Dive Team is expected to search water alongside eastbound Interstate 94 and Ecorse after a car was submersed in water after a crash. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submersed
  1. flooded
  2. immersed
  3. engulfed
  4. dipped
  5. submerged
  6. drowned
  7. overwhelmed
Verb
  • Driving was also hazardous in the south Sacramento area where roadway flooding was also reported on southbound Highway 99 just north of 47th Avenue where four lanes were flooded and vehicles struggled to cross.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Gaza authorities say more than 20,00 tents were flooded in just two days.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • For 12 weeks, Escott immersed herself in the inner workings of the pioneering San Francisco Environment Department.
    — Anne Makovec, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Throughout, Dirand immersed himself in Mizner’s doors, ceilings, and patterns so that the new rooms would be a true homage rather than a copy.
    — Lucas Oliver Mill, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of immersed
Verb
  • Police released a 911 call reporting a video that appears to show two panicked men engulfed in flames in an alleged hazing incident at an Ohio State University fraternity over the weekend.
    — News Editor, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The company was born from the clean tech trade wars that have engulfed the US, Europe, and China in recent years.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of engulfed
Verb
  • Last week's flush dipped under the floor and got bought right back up.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The first night, the temperature dipped to the low 40s (maybe lower).
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of dipped
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  • About 30 minutes later, the boy was found at the bottom of the river embankment clinging onto a tree while partially submerged in the water — and the dramatic rescue was captured on bodycam footage shared by CBS affiliate WCBS.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Simeka has had to start his life afresh after his house and those of his neighbors were submerged.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of submerged
Verb
  • Whatever curse words his mouth formed were drowned out by the dull drone of the disappointed Chicago Bulls crowd at the United Center.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
  • That incident came just a day after a 5-year-old girl was pulled into the ocean and drowned in turbulent waters while walking on Treasure Island Beach in Orange County with her mother and brother.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of drowned
Verb
  • Peru, a nation of 34 million people, is overwhelmed by challenges, among them the looming arrival of nature’s chaotic climatic agent of El Niño, violent crime and income inequality.
    — Luis Andres Henao, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The providers who have stayed have been overwhelmed by vets’ needs — a dynamic that employees say is playing out in VA hospitals across the country.
    — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of overwhelmed

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“Submersed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submersed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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