as in flooded
to cover with a flood
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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Recent Examples of engulfed
With no energy available to warm the planet to these temperatures, the team reasoned that the temperature must be a residual effect of prior warming either from being engulfed by the red giant or during an inward migration.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 July 2026
Polls show Democrats are the favorites to retake Congress heading into November, but the party is engulfed at the moment by a fierce debate about its ideologicl direction.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The impact caused a fire that engulfed the county bus, the NTSB said.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Police said the train dragged the car about 400 feet while it was engulfed in flames.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The planet either warmed up while engulfed during the red giant phase, or began heating as gravity pulled it closer to the resultant white dwarf.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
1 July 2026
Another man, engulfed in feelings, shows his face to the world.
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Cal Revely-Calder,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Venezuela has been engulfed in economic and political turmoil for more than a decade.
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Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Footage taken in Yangon showed a massive array of drugs engulfed in a raging inferno, with thick black smoke billowing into the sky.
—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 July 2026
Polls show Democrats are the favorites to retake Congress heading into November, but the party is engulfed at the moment by a fierce debate about its ideologicl direction.
—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The impact caused a fire that engulfed the county bus, the NTSB said.
—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Police said the train dragged the car about 400 feet while it was engulfed in flames.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The planet either warmed up while engulfed during the red giant phase, or began heating as gravity pulled it closer to the resultant white dwarf.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
1 July 2026
Another man, engulfed in feelings, shows his face to the world.
—
Cal Revely-Calder,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Venezuela has been engulfed in economic and political turmoil for more than a decade.
—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Footage taken in Yangon showed a massive array of drugs engulfed in a raging inferno, with thick black smoke billowing into the sky.
—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engulfed
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Through the risk of lightning, sticky humidity and a winding line filled with thousands of chanting fans, Argentine fans flooded Bayfront Park with a sea of blue jerseys.
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Social media was flooded with images and footage of guests making the pilgrimage to MSG.
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But the ownership group is overwhelmed by left-wing politics.
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Tipu’s kingdom finally fell in 1799, when British and allied forces overwhelmed his fortress at Seringapatam, a few hours’ drive from present-day Bangalore.
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In the Stockyards, more than 5,000 head of livestock had drowned.
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Anne Arundel County fire officials are urging families to review pool safety after two young children drowned in separate residential pools last weekend.
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The underwater navigation itself is also power-hungry, as the robot has to rely on inertial sensors and acoustic Doppler velocity logging to track its position, since satellite navigation is useless once it's submerged.
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.
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“Engulfed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulfed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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