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as in to flood
to cover with a flood
the boat was swamped by the huge wave has been swamped with paperwork since she returned from vacation
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as in to overwhelm
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
parents feeling swamped by work and family obligations
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as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
be careful in the swamp, because alligators sometimes lurk there
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as in pickle
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
with her credit cards maxed out, and the making of minimum payments a challenge, debt seemed to be an ever-deepening swamp
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Recent Examples of swamp
Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
First, the magnetic anomalies used for navigation are tiny compared to the Earth's main field and can also be swamped by magnetic interference generated by the vehicle’s electronics and engines.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 22 Apr. 2025
And to protect the swamp from encroaching mining efforts, the boundaries have been expanded by 22,000 acres.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The Easley women have been swamped with positive responses and interview requests from around the world.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
First, the magnetic anomalies used for navigation are tiny compared to the Earth's main field and can also be swamped by magnetic interference generated by the vehicle’s electronics and engines.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
There are jungle, swamp, desert, and island ecosystems all featured on the show, all populated by geographically accurate animal species.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 22 Apr. 2025
And to protect the swamp from encroaching mining efforts, the boundaries have been expanded by 22,000 acres.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swamp
Verb
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On Friday, social media was flooded with clips of Fortnite’s Darth Vader talking with players in Jones’s iconic voice.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
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The Midcentury Modern home of Justin Edwards, one half of the couple whose love story informs the show — an adaptation of Judy Blume’s 1975 novel — is flooded with work from Black Angelenos.—
Karla Marie Sanford,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Authorities said rushing water in a nearby creek overwhelmed the area.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Whatever the case, Indiana’s full-court pressure, physicality on the perimeter and timely shooting overwhelmed the Cavs at times and were enough to overcome early and late deficits at other points throughout the series.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Florida's natural landscape includes bird-friendly sawgrass marshes, cypress forests, and seashore. Texas also has a diverse landscape, including the World Birding Center, a collection of nine parks and preserves in the Rio Grande Valley.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
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Deinosuchus could then have spread across the continent to inhabit coastal marshes on both sides of the ancient inland sea, and along North America’s Atlantic coast.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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At one point during the game, Ottawa had packets of mustard and pickle juice on the bench, according to rinkside reporter Kelly Greig.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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The salt, fat and juice smother the pickles and mustard, snuffing out the vinegar and tang.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Iberville Parish President Chris Daigle said staff members saw smoke on the second floor of the museum and later returned to the whole room room engulfed in flames, WBRZ reported.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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On the evening of May 15, the south wing of Nottoway Resort in White Castle, L.A., was engulfed in flames.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Yet amid the devastation, a few glimmers of hope remain—Palestine’s U-20 national women’s team recently won the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) Championship, overcoming Jordan 4-2 in a penalty shootout in the final following a 1-1 draw.—
Samindra Kunti,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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During a stretch in which the Twins are outscoring opponents 68-29, the team is receiving contributions from just about everyone on the roster while concurrently overcoming the mounting injuries.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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But the success of the axolotls in La Cantera Oriente suggests the species could also thrive in artificial wetlands.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 May 2025
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In the artificial wetland La Cantera Oriente, movement peaked at a cooler 59.9 °F (15.5 to 16.5 °C).—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2025
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Fey lays out a number of ways to deal with this predicament.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
9 May 2025
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So their only way out of this predicament is also the hardest — trading the star who elevated the team for a decade.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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“Swamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swamp. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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