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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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as in knee-deep
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as in flooded
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Recent Examples of swamped
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
My smuggling vessel thrashed violently back and forth, swamped to the point of sinking, with the bilge pumps set to overdrive.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Republicans, meanwhile, have swamped the Westchester Regional Library in Miami-Dade’s western suburbs.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Now anyone with an Instagram account and an interest in menswear will have been swamped with images of this style lately.
—Nick Hendry, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
Finally, central command centers can quickly get swamped by the flood of data coming in from across the business.
—Manish Kapoor, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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
My smuggling vessel thrashed violently back and forth, swamped to the point of sinking, with the bilge pumps set to overdrive.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Republicans, meanwhile, have swamped the Westchester Regional Library in Miami-Dade’s western suburbs.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Now anyone with an Instagram account and an interest in menswear will have been swamped with images of this style lately.
—Nick Hendry, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
Finally, central command centers can quickly get swamped by the flood of data coming in from across the business.
—Manish Kapoor, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swamped
Verb
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Angry comments flooded in from superhero fans; more than 1,000 followers unsubscribed.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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The police were called, but the hours ticked by as cops, ambulances and reporters flooded the area.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Walt Disney Imagineering updated the storyline of Black Widow Bride Constance Hatchway earlier this year by turning her from an axe murderer who beheads her wealthy husbands into a more mournful figure overwhelmed by the dread of lost love.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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He had been captivated by the high-intensity football Marcelo Bielsa had implemented at Athletic Club, a style that had overwhelmed Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United en route to the Europa League final that year.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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In Denver, where the 61-year-old Payton is knee-deep in his next rebuild, a Parcells quote hangs prominently in the hallway of the team’s facility in Dove Valley.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Launched from submerged submarines, the M51 can reach altitudes exceeding 2,000 kilometers and re-enters the atmosphere at speeds up to Mach 20, reflecting France’s focus on precision, reliability, and constant readiness in maintaining its 290-warhead nuclear deterrent.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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Pier 500 would use 124 acres of submerged infrastructure that was added during the construction of Pier 400.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Following the game, a sea of smiles engulfed the visitors locker room.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Oct. 2025
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Vance aims to succeed in the latest chapter of a conflict that has engulfed previous American administrations.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Schools, hospitals, as well as water and electricity infrastructure have all been devastated during the two-year war from Israel’s extensive military campaign on the Gaza Strip, Amr said.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
18 Oct. 2025
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Her tour of the affected states contrasted with the response taken by her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, when Hurricane Otis devastated Mexico’s Pacific Coast in 2023.—
Cristopher Rogel Blanquet,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, the releases were cause for celebrations.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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Even that initial agreement between Israel and Egypt nearly fell apart, due to disagreements over the meaning of some of the terms – especially a temporary curb on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.—
Carl Leubsdorf,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The researchers overcame traditional size limitations by embedding thin but powerful actuators that respond to heat and pressure.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Kobe also fouled out at the end, and the Bobcats overcame his remarkable effort with a balanced attack.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Swamped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swamped. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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