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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Recent Examples of engulf
On a hospital level engulfed in Cordyceps spores, Ellie brutally beats Nora for information about Abby’s whereabouts.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Nonetheless, there is a satisfying, compact completeness to their handling of the storylines of four different young mothers and sufficient grace notes are enabled in each case to stave off the cliches that occasionally threaten to engulf events.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
During his interview with Piers Morgan, Tapper compared the scale of the events to Watergate, the scandal that engulfed former President Richard Nixon in the 1970s.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Videos circulating on Chinese social media showed gray and orange smoke billowing upwards, engulfing buildings in an industrial park.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Nonetheless, there is a satisfying, compact completeness to their handling of the storylines of four different young mothers and sufficient grace notes are enabled in each case to stave off the cliches that occasionally threaten to engulf events.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
During his interview with Piers Morgan, Tapper compared the scale of the events to Watergate, the scandal that engulfed former President Richard Nixon in the 1970s.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Videos circulating on Chinese social media showed gray and orange smoke billowing upwards, engulfing buildings in an industrial park.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engulf
Verb
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At a time when the demagogue Father Coughlin was flooding the radio with antisemitic hate speech, Berg offered counterprogramming.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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By Sunday, the National Guard had arrived in the city, and images of heavily armed officers confronting peaceful demonstrators, including journalists and musicians, began flooding social media.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
Verb
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For example, colorful hardware in a small kitchen with a lot of cabinets can overwhelm the space with visual clutter rather than color.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2025
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Almost immediately, the new facility was overwhelmed: Between the year of its founding and 1887, 44 percent of the women admitted into San Clemente were pellagrous.—
Asia London Palomba,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Multiple adults, including the mother, were monitoring the group of children swimming when the boy drowned, deputies said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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Many things can go wrong, in fact; a scuba diver or submariner attempting an escape from a malfunctioning sub can be knocked out by the pressure, or have a seizure, or succumb to nitrogen narcosis or oxygen toxicity, or drown.—
Matthew Gavin Frank
June 12,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2025
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The cylindrical design is rugged and durable, with IP67 dust and waterproofing and the ability to withstand being submerged in water for up to 30 minutes.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2025
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulf. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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