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inundated

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verb

past tense of inundate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inundated
Verb
Mobile home parks are built precariously into the town's mountain coves, and many were inundated by Helene. Katia Riddle, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025 The United Kingdom’s albums chart is inundated with comebacks this week. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundated
Adjective
  • Never attempt to drive through a flooded roadway or flowing stream.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Officers patrolling nearby smelled smoke and went to investigate, finding the woman engulfed in flames.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Adjective
  • Follow the journalist for a continued conversation about the risks of injectables, why founders need to invest in TikTok, and how to maintain success as a beauty brand in 2024’s saturated market.
    Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Some coffee drinks are loaded with sugar, while others are high in saturated fat.
    Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, Health, 12 Mar. 2025
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
  • Aerial drones confirmed the presence of a submerged vehicle.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Colin Grant Hiding in the Front Room The BBC series Mr Loverman, about a closeted West Indian grandfather and his family, explores the submerged emotional lives of the Windrush generation in Britain.
    The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Damp and waterlogged fabrics are an immediate mood-killer after a hot shower, but a plush, absorbent one or a solid stone or wood surface can do wonders for soaking in moisture, keeping you dry, and one degree of separation away from a cold tile floor.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 28 Jan. 2025
  • But if plant roots stay waterlogged for too long, plants can develop root rot and die back.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025

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“Inundated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundated. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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