engulfed; engulfing; engulfs
1
: to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island
2
: to take in (food) by or as if by flowing over and enclosing
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The valley was engulfed in a thick fog.
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The scandal engulfed the prime minister Monday and sent shock waves across the country.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
The moves come ahead of the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday and as the entire Middle East region teeters on the edge of being engulfed in a wider regional conflict over the ongoing conflicts between Israel and Iranian proxies Hamas and Hezbollah in Gaza and Lebanon.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
Though critics were given five of the six episodes for review, each episode is engulfed with information, characters and storylines.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engulf. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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