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deluged

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verb

past tense of deluge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluged
Adjective
  • In all, 94 people, including 31 children, were rescued from flooded homes following the 3 a.m. response by city first responders on Monday, Duggan said.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Schools districts throughout Kentucky closed on Monday, citing flooded streets, dangerous travel conditions and power outages that impacted some 15,000 homes and businesses.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The sprawling case puts a spotlight on crisis publicists, who typically remain behind the scenes but have become the story here, with four separate agencies engulfed in the spectacle.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Officers patrolling nearby smelled smoke and went to investigate, finding the woman engulfed in flames.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Resilience helps in seeing the bigger picture and not getting overwhelmed by immediate difficulties.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The Bengals and Joe Burrow torched the Broncos’ overwhelmed secondary for 412 passing yards in Week 17 — constantly attacking corner Riley Moss in his return from injury.
    Scott Phillips, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The choice between chicken or beef ultimately depends on your health goals, whether that be eating less saturated fat or increasing your iron intake.
    Johna Burdeos, Health, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Fog and stratus clouds Clouds are a result of saturation, but saturated air can also exist at ground level.
    Ross Lazear, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • After 15 years of sailing from house to house, the Pequod has finally floated into the Met, its splintering wood, freezing iron, and sodden ropes transfigured into digital drawing.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Two floods — and two rounds of ripping out drywall and throwing away sodden carpets and toys — later, the Martins reconsidered.
    Gregory Barber, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Deluged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deluged. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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