1
as in to engulf
to cover with a flood
submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog
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2
as in to immerse
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid
submerge the tomatoes in boiling hot water for a few seconds and they will be easier to peel
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as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
learned to submerge her ego and became a better teammate for doing so
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Recent Examples of submerge
Akerman turns the youths’ judgmental sociology into a romantic rhapsody with a shot that glides forward, from a wide view of Michèle and Paul submerged in a crowd to a tight double closeup of the two kissing.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
In immersion cooling systems, servers are submerged in a fluid that carries heat away without evaporating water.
—Shaolei Ren, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
Put on gloves for protection, then place your pumpkins so they are submerged in the water.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
In immersion cooling systems, servers are submerged in a fluid that carries heat away without evaporating water.
—Shaolei Ren, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
Put on gloves for protection, then place your pumpkins so they are submerged in the water.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submerge
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But as her due date grew closer, fighting in her neighborhood escalated, engulfing the entire village.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The docuseries initially picked up steam after debuting at SXSW in 2024 and was engulfed by Starz.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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From Liu Li Palace’s Cantonese excellence to RASA’s international offerings, guests can immerse themselves in a culinary journey without leaving the hotel.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The husband-and-wife co-founders grew up in Brooklyn and spent their youth immersed in Williamsburg’s creative and cultural scene in the late 2000s.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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This cycle of reactionary leadership not only stifles innovation but also erodes trust and morale within organizations.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Vrabel, as previously mentioned, has stifled Tagovailoa in the past.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Hortmans’ assassination received a flurry of coverage over the strange circumstances under which it was carried out, with pictures of Boelter in his silicone mask initially flooding social media.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The United States is flooded with nearly half a billion guns, and the stockpile does not vanish just because the murder rate dips.—
John J. Donohue,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Surveys suggest consumer confidence has dipped and auto loan defaults and repossessions are on the rise.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Stock prices dipped slightly in trading Wednesday after Oracle reported an upbeat outlook for cloud revenue and the Producer Price Index revealed a decline in wholesale prices in August.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Although Canon had mandated that the Cat's programmability be suppressed, the IAI team nevertheless maintained the ability to compute expressions, which Canon permitted as an extension of the editor metaphor.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, the country's typically strict online censors did not appear to be limiting discussion in the comments—a tactic often used to suppress sensitive or politically awkward narratives.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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And in moments when a winner did say what was on their mind, the Boys & Girls Club bit overwhelmed them.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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This type of pressure would overwhelm most professionals, yet Nate Bargatze accepted the offer to host the 2025 Emmys.—
Stacey Stratton,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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There’s a risk of the children drowning in the pool or being bitten by spiders; there’s the danger of a brush fire on the nearby hillside; and more.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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That matters because SOCs are drowning in noise and budget strain from log ingestion.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Submerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submerge. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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