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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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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.
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Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submersed
Verb
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Officers flooded the area Wednesday night, with patrol cars lining the roadways and a police helicopter circling the park overhead.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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It’s been close to 30 years since Hollywood was flooded with theatrical rom-com releases.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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The daughters of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger and supermodel Jerry Hall, Lizzy and Georgia May, grew up immersed in glamour, creativity and constant travel, shuttling between backstage dressing rooms and fashion sets.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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The true heart of the hotel is its spa, where three saunas with large panoramic windows, a hot tub, a cold plunge, and a swimming pool immersed me in the elements.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Craters that were engulfed in cold shadows and capable of hosting water-ice 3 billion years ago are not necessarily in shadow now, and vice versa.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Upon arrival, officers Brandon Lowe and Thomas Velte ran to a building where the upper floors were engulfed in flames, according to the agency.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Fentanyl seizures, along with several other illicit drugs, have also dipped.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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But his production and availability also dipped after the All-Star break due to injury issues, as he was eventually moved to a bench role in the final weeks of the season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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The helicopter rolled onto its right side and became partially submerged.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Flooding in the northwest corner of Haiti this week killed at least 12 people and submerged hundreds of homes and farms, according to Haiti’s Office of Civil Protection.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Maryland leaders are working with a grieving family to change state storm drain regulations and laws following the death of a 13-year-old boy who drowned in a drainage pipe.—
Christian Olaniran,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer’s family has long wondered whether that media frenzy drowned out their search for answers.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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Poland says it's been overwhelmed by the influx and argues that the migrants were sent by Russia and its ally Belarus to destabilize Poland and other Western countries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The flood of reports sent to the DOJ after her solicitation overwhelmed the few remaining attorneys, who were forced to rush to meet a legal deadline requiring the division to examine all such submissions within 10 days of their filing.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Submersed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submersed. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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