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adjective

Definition of inundatednext
as in flooded

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verb

past tense of inundate
as in engulfed
to cover with a flood water from the overflowing bathtub inundated the bathroom floor

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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
  1. flooded
  2. engulfed
  3. saturated
  4. overwhelmed
  5. submerged
  6. waterlogged
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
Definition of flooded
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
Definition of engulfed
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
Definition of saturated
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
Definition of overwhelmed
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
Definition of submerged
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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