submerged

adjective

sub·​merged səb-ˈmərjd How to pronounce submerged (audio)
1
: covered with water
2
3
: sunk in poverty and misery
4
: hidden, suppressed
submerged emotions

Examples of submerged in a Sentence

submerged local roadways made for hazardous driving
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Authorities have confirmed that the remains found in a submerged car in a Utah reservoir belong to a man who disappeared more than 20 years ago. Abigail Adams, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025 Steven Willard Anderson, 46, who went missing in 2004 has been found inside a submerged car in a Utah reservoir. CBS News, 12 Feb. 2025 Toth is treated with a mixture of curiosity and contempt even by his clients, with submerged or not-very-submerged antisemitism a regular hazard. Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025 Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office and Walnut Grove Fire District personnel searched that first night from the air and aboard boats equipped with sonar and powerful magnets to detect the submerged vehicle but were unsuccessful. Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for submerged 

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of submerged was in 1697

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“Submerged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submerged. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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