as in flooded
to cover with a flood
with the administration gulfed by so many real problems, it's absurd for the president to concern himself with this nonissue
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The southern Portuguese city of Alcacer do Sal, about 60 miles from Lisbon, was battling rising waters from the river Sado, with downtown areas flooded and water levels measuring roughly 7 feet high in some places.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026 -
The violence broke out after hundreds of middle and high school students flooded the downtown to protest.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Fort Allen Volunteer Fire Company said its crews responded to Tuesday morning's wrong-way crash on Interstate 70 and a semi-trailer truck that was hauling produce was fully engulfed in flames.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Speaking to journalists in Riyadh ahead of Prince William’s visit to Saudi Arabia later Monday, the spokesperson shared for the first time the couple’s view of the crisis that has engulfed the palace and UK parliament in recent weeks.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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This administration hasn't necessarily overwhelmed the health-care experts with good news.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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Alex Andrews added 12 points and the Cougars overwhelmed the Aztecs inside with Miles, Jacob Allen and Trevor Zenno.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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In the media, the small improvements the legislation was able to make were drowned out by the pandemonium of the culture wars.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Those videos, especially in the case of Alex Pretti’s shooting, drowned out both the slop and slick government productions.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The development company bought most of the land submerged in the lake eight years ago.—
Larry Seward,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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But those swerves into ominousness don’t linger, and Silverman and Hayes don’t keep us submerged for long.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Gulfed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulfed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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