1
as in flooding
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 overwhelming
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
parents feeling swamped by work and family obligations
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Recent Examples of swamping
The flood pushed tons of mud into Westernport’s Main Street, swamping businesses and destabilizing the town’s public library.
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Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
Even in our experiment, some groups rallied around below-average teammates, the snowballing tendency of prestige swamping signs of their poor ability.
—Thomas Morgan, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
Bigger waves can reach further inland, swamping more homes and businesses.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Genetic swamping refers to the idea that too much inter-breeding jeopardizes the genetic integrity of a subspecies.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 28 Nov. 2025
TikTok’s algorithm started swamping me with humanities grad students of varying cogency.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Syndicated conservation easement (SCE) cases are swamping the Tax Court.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now.
—Tom Murphy, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
Even in our experiment, some groups rallied around below-average teammates, the snowballing tendency of prestige swamping signs of their poor ability.
—Thomas Morgan, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
Bigger waves can reach further inland, swamping more homes and businesses.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Genetic swamping refers to the idea that too much inter-breeding jeopardizes the genetic integrity of a subspecies.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 28 Nov. 2025
TikTok’s algorithm started swamping me with humanities grad students of varying cogency.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Syndicated conservation easement (SCE) cases are swamping the Tax Court.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now.
—Tom Murphy, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swamping
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Grounds are already saturated, so additional rainfall will lead to flooding in low-lying areas across parts of North Texas.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Win or lose, the plays will be clipped incessantly, jammed into highlight reels or viral tweets, and B-roll of fans flooding the streets past subway stops adorned in Knicks colors and Timberlands will be plastered all over a thousand documentaries.—
Kyle Wagner,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
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Plant your foot and the car gently feeds in torque rather than overwhelming the front tyres.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The trend offers a bold yet intentional way to transform a space without overwhelming it.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
1 June 2026
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This has raised the risk of fires incurring heavy financial costs, and that of flare-ups engulfing people’s livelihoods.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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The massive waves worked so well with the music, engulfing the space to create this fantasy world.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The British government refused to subsidize food prices or restrict exports of Irish agricultural goods, further devastating the island.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The carp have already shifted Mississippi River ecosystems by crowding out native fish, devastating some areas.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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One lawmaker Lackey’s unofficial bill title wasn’t lost upon was Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, D-Jefferson Park, a lawmaker who has spoken publicly about overcoming systemic barriers in his own life as a Black man and has centered his political career largely on criminal justice reform.—
Andrew Graham
May 28,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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That’s because the Phillies (29-27) stand as a serious threat in the wild-card races, and overcoming the Dodgers in the West race just isn’t realistic.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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That legacy includes crushing both hyperinflation and the Maoist insurgents of the Shining Path, who bathed Peru in blood in the 1980s and 1990s.—
Simeon Tegel,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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Less than two minutes later, Messi lost the ball near the halfway line and a France move ended with a sumptuous, crushing Mbappe volley hitting the back of the net.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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“Swamping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swamping. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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