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as in flooded
to cover with a flood
submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog
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as in immersed
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 stifled
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 submerged
Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Feb. 2026
On Sunday, their aerial unit located his submerged pickup truck in a canal off East Cypress Creek Road, with his body inside.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
The sailing boat had been submerged beneath the barge in Biscayne Bay, where there are several small islands, including Star Island, peppered with ritzy mansions.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
More than two decades after a Florida mother mysteriously vanished without a trace, divers have recovered human remains and her submerged car from a waterway.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Feb. 2026
On Sunday, their aerial unit located his submerged pickup truck in a canal off East Cypress Creek Road, with his body inside.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
The sailing boat had been submerged beneath the barge in Biscayne Bay, where there are several small islands, including Star Island, peppered with ritzy mansions.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submerged
Adjective
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Cave-diving archaeologist Octavio del Río and professional cave diver Peter Broger found the remains in an underwater cave between the tourist destinations of Tulum and Playa del Carmen.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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The picture is conceived as a family adventure, combining large-scale underwater action with humor and emotional storytelling.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Now, as thousands more have flooded the streets, sentiments toward delivery robots seem to have changed very little.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of posts from angry attendees flooded social media sites this weekend, many of whom said the event was a far cry from what was advertised.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Especially for someone whose entire adult life has been immersed in the adrenaline-infusion of coaching — from its exhilarating highs and anguishing lows to simply always being in the middle of so much.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Netanyahu, a child psychologist who works three times a week at the Jerusalem municipality, has immersed herself in the issue.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Angels’ offense was stifled in a 10-inning, 3-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners during their home opener Friday night in front of 44,931 fans at Angel Stadium.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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Academic journals struggled to put out issues, stifled by high printing costs and staff layoffs, scrounging for enough articles to fill their pages and paying subscribers to read them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Dyer, from Littleton, Colorado, is the Missouri aquatic program’s first NCAA champion since swimmer Fabian Schwingenschlogl won the 100 breaststroke title eight years ago — and the Tigers’ first-ever national champion diver.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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All that salt is detrimental to a lot of aquatic life and can be problematic for drinking water, too.—
Berly McCoy,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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Arriving crews reported that the fire had already engulfed the second floor of a vacant, two-story house and began an offensive attack on the blaze, Nolan said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton
March 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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By time deputies and firefighters arrived, the home was fully engulfed.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Her income dipped back to $192,000 in 2024 before rising again last year to $300,000, when Porter returned to teaching law at the University of California-Irvine.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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However, her production dipped late in the year, particularly in SEC play, as her aggressiveness attacking the rim declined.—
Aaron Segal,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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That melatonin your brain just started producing gets suppressed again immediately.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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That means speech around controversial issues, diet and fitness, mental health topics, sexuality, and much more will be suppressed.—
Elizabeth Nolan Brown,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Submerged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submerged. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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