as in to flood
to cover with a flood
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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More than 50 patients and staff were airlifted off the roof of Unicoi County Hospital in east Tennessee after it was engulfed by rising water at the height of the storm.
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Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
This comes as New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) has been engulfed in scandal after being indicted last month.
—Tyne Phillips Mocek, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
On the morning of July 9, 2012, black smoke billowed through the skies above Upperville, Va., when a fire broke out at a small cottage, engulfing it in flames.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Surveillance footage released by police shows the suspect standing inside the dumpster, then smoke coming out of the dumpster before it’s engulfed in flames.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
This comes as New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) has been engulfed in scandal after being indicted last month.
—Tyne Phillips Mocek, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
On the morning of July 9, 2012, black smoke billowed through the skies above Upperville, Va., when a fire broke out at a small cottage, engulfing it in flames.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Surveillance footage released by police shows the suspect standing inside the dumpster, then smoke coming out of the dumpster before it’s engulfed in flames.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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The intrigue: Big donors are flooding Pennsylvania with cash, and much of the attention is on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's fight to keep his seat.Alexa Mencia, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since May, Liccardo and Low have duked it out on the campaign trail as millions of dollars flooded the race despite it not being one of California’s key battleground races.Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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And many large-scale Russian attacks -- such as Sunday's, which targeted Ukraine's power grid -- feature a combination of drones, and cruise and ballistic missiles aimed to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lorraine Longhi said her family has been overwhelmed with messages offering support.Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
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Downtown flooding became a regularity, including a deadly flood in August 1998 in which two boys drowned.Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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The initial victim was Brian Jones, a founding member of the Rolling Stones who drowned in his swimming pool in 1969.Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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His latest monologue, in contrast, is submerged in the swamp of vintage misogyny.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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The man was found at the rear of the property partially submerged in the creek, but conscious.Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulf. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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