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as in knee-deep
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as in flooded
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as in engulfed
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 overwhelmed
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
parents feeling swamped by work and family obligations
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Recent Examples of swamped
Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Parents of school-age kids tend to be swamped with extracurriculars in the evenings or sports practice on weekends.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
Back in classes, arranging speech therapy for Jayden and planning a service at the seminary chapel, Rochelle was swamped.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Torrential rain bands have swamped Haiti and the Dominican Republic for much of the week, causing flooding and triggering landslides.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
The opening of Sylhet’s air cargo operations has also freed up space in Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), which had gotten so swamped in recent years that Bangladeshi exporters elected to use the transshipment option to fly goods out of India’s airports.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
In 1999 and 2000, new offerings swamped the market's ability to absorb it, cutting off the flow of IPO proceeds to Internet companies that were meant to be the revenues of bigger tech companies.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Piastri jumped the start, then got swamped on the grid after his anti-stall system kicked in.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Day four felt like a call-to-action that challenged long-standing Eurocentric beauty ideals that have swamped the fashion industry.
—Essence, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
She has been swamped with offers, but this one felt right.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Parents of school-age kids tend to be swamped with extracurriculars in the evenings or sports practice on weekends.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
Back in classes, arranging speech therapy for Jayden and planning a service at the seminary chapel, Rochelle was swamped.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Torrential rain bands have swamped Haiti and the Dominican Republic for much of the week, causing flooding and triggering landslides.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
The opening of Sylhet’s air cargo operations has also freed up space in Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), which had gotten so swamped in recent years that Bangladeshi exporters elected to use the transshipment option to fly goods out of India’s airports.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
In 1999 and 2000, new offerings swamped the market's ability to absorb it, cutting off the flow of IPO proceeds to Internet companies that were meant to be the revenues of bigger tech companies.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Piastri jumped the start, then got swamped on the grid after his anti-stall system kicked in.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Day four felt like a call-to-action that challenged long-standing Eurocentric beauty ideals that have swamped the fashion industry.
—Essence, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swamped
Adjective
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The water inside Anaver's home was already knee-deep when the home came off its foundation, bringing Anaver and all of the items inside with it.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Video footage of the area, released by Reuters, showed hikers trekking through a heavy blizzard and knee-deep snow.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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By March, the Amazon is deep into its wet season, a time when forest trails disappear under rising waters and canoes glide through flooded groves of trees.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Burke’s character died in Fire Country season 3 In the season 3 finale, Vince, Bode and Sharon rushed to save Vince's father, Walter (Jeff Fahey), whose care facility was engulfed in flames.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames and was on the grass with heavy front-end damage.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025
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The flood of people overwhelmed Bajo Chiquito, an impoverished community of 382 members of the Indigenous Emberá-Wounaan people.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Food banks nationwide are overwhelmed by surging demand, with long lines and limited supplies.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions, or stay near occupied lifeguard towers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American from Palm Bay, Florida, was arrested by Israeli forces in February 2025 after being accused of throwing rocks at Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Guests can also experience a virtual reality tour of the Titanic that takes them deep into the sea to look at the submerged vessel for a $10 add-on.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
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Fishermen in the Florida Keys found a submerged jar containing bones and other items early Friday morning, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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After it was revealed that Vince didn't make it out of the inferno, his son Bode (Max Thieriot) and wife Sharon (Diane Farr) were devastated by the loss.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The war has devastated parts of Ukraine’s medical infrastructure.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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At 40 of the country’s busiest airports, flights coming and going will be reduced by 10% this week.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The shutdown’s ripple effects spread across nearly every part of the air travel network Friday, with the nation’s busiest airports hit hardest.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Swamped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swamped. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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