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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Now, the city of Kerrville is refusing to drain the lake, which bubbles with oil from submerged automobiles, Carr said. Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025 The Baltimore Police Department’s Underwater Recovery Team was called to the Baltimore harbor on July 24 for reports of a submerged vehicle, police told McClatchy News. Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025 Yet amid this atmosphere of nationalist triumph, Remnick identifies a submerged sense of dread—and a glimmer of resistance. Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 28 July 2025 Broadcasts aired stampedes of people trapped in the Superdome, overhead footage of submerged streets, and looted grocery stores. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 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 5 Aug. 2025.

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