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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Associated Press The service advised residents in flood-prone areas to remain cautious and avoid driving through submerged roads. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025 San Miguel: The westernmost of the group, San Miguel gets the most severe weather and its 28-mile coastline is surrounded by submerged rocks. Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 4 June 2025 Ancient protein fragments within the jaw’s teeth revealed the bone, known as Penghu 1, belonged to a Denisovan man who likely lived on a submerged land bridge that once connected what’s now China and Taiwan. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025 There is nothing glamorous about it, but the reward lies beneath the water in submerged nets dotted with plump oysters. Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 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 18 Jun. 2025.

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