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submerses

verb

present tense third-person singular of submerse
1
as in engulfs
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 dips
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 Synonyms for submerses
  1. floods
  2. dips
  3. overwhelms
  4. immerses
  5. submerges
  6. drowns
Verb
  • The rabbit does not control the rain that floods its burrow or the drought that kills its food.
    — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The camera moves constantly and visual information — lights, split screens, colors, sounds, movement — floods the viewer.
    — William Earl, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of floods
Verb
  • Inside the arena, roars undulate across the stands any time the background music dips or transitions.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The northwest side of the metro, outside of I-695, briefly dips into the upper 40s and lower 50s.
    — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of dips
Verb
  • In 90 percent of instances, if a team overwhelms another in the trenches on both sides of the ball, that team wins the game handily.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Revenue that overwhelms delivery teams, adds friction for customers or depends on heroic effort is not the same as scalable growth.
    — Tim Dowd, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of overwhelms
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  • Instead of a kitschy thatch and beach-bar aesthetic, Latitude 29 immerses visitors in polished antique woods that were specially commissioned by neo-tiki artists Bosko Hrnjak and Danny Gallardo.
    — Kristin Braswell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Pechman often immerses us in two contradictory perspectives at the same time.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of immerses
Verb
  • Reacher submerges a guy’s hand in the oil, temporarily disarming him.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Lush layers of melody and instrumentation submerges the listener in both metaphoric thought and shifting moods.
    — Lina Lecaro, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of submerges
Verb
  • The quality of the coffee seems a bit underwhelming, and its bitterness drowns out much of the perceptible campfire-ness.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2026
  • With notable traffic boosts over the Android competition guaranteeing more digital inches and headlines, the associated media coverage drowns out alternatives.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of drowns
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“Submerses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submerses. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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