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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engulfment
Noun
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An early surge provided the Royals with a two-run lead, but then Skubal held firm.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025 -
The surge in cases is nearly triple the total number reported in 2024, when the nation recorded 285 cases.—
Riley Hoffman,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In fiscal 2024, the General Fund reported $33.9 trillion in cash inflows and $33.6 trillion in outflows, according to government figures.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Another possibility is that the main outflow is breaking apart, creating this strange shape.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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For more than four decades, the state of the climate has been part of the national conversation—especially when severe weather events linked to a warming world such as droughts, floods, heat waves, and hurricanes occur.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Constructed in the later half of the 19th century, the building has weathered fire, flood, abandonment—and even ghosts.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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Still, the outpouring of love since news of his latest health setback was posted on Facebook wasn’t something Wickers expected.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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Over time, its meaning broadened to include any sudden outpouring or large quantity, such as a spate of words or a spate of crimes.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Cinema Saviours After years of the washout of the Covid years, the appearance of Oppenheimer and Barbie, appearing in cinemas at the same time gave us the much talked about ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon, with many people choosing to see both films on the same day.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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In fairness, Grier and McDaniel haven’t wasted much money on big-ticket washouts.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Caton was charged with three felonies: unlawful firearm discharge at an occupied vehicle, assault with intent to murder and malicious injury to property.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Apr. 2025
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Lee was taken into custody by the sheriff’s office on charges of second-degree murder and negligent discharge of a firearm, police said.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The family pool features a water slide, while the splash pad and kiddie pool are only a foot deep.—
Jalyn Robinson,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
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The former champ slides to No. 2 with an 8% decline in plays for the week.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Most new titles from book publishers float into bookstores like flood tides in winter, summer and fall.—
Scott Burns,
Dallas News,
20 July 2023
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These enclaves, once the backbone of Ukraine’s agricultural eastern steppe, were reduced to ruin as the war passed over them like a flood tide.—
Natalia Yermak Mauricio Lima,
New York Times,
14 July 2023
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“Engulfment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulfment. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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