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adjective

Definition of delugednext
as in flooded

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deluged

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verb

past tense of deluge
as in engulfed
to cover with a flood deluged with requests for help

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluged
  1. flooded
  2. engulfed
  3. overwhelmed
  4. saturated
  5. sodden
Adjective
  • Trucks travel through a flooded road while exiting from an Amazon delivery station in Carlstadt, New Jersey, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Rescuers in Atlanta used boats to reach residents stranded in flooded areas.
    Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • Advertisement The blaze engulfed more than 2,000 acres overnight, as crews contended with strong Santa Ana winds.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This becomes especially apparent during action set pieces and whenever things are engulfed in flames that seem digitally crafted and animated at a distractingly different frame rate.
    Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of engulfed
Verb
  • Brands that create seasonal campaigns with these influencers can increase their credibility with shoppers, who are often overwhelmed by options during the holiday season.
    Nandan Sheth, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Small independent physician practices have been overwhelmed by regulatory and reporting burdens, lacking the infrastructure and technology that larger, more complex organizations have.
    Rita Numerof, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of overwhelmed
Adjective
  • Recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans say that Americans should eat more beans, peas and lentils, cut back on red and processed meats and starchy vegetables and limit sugars, sodium and saturated fats.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Americans should strive to eat less meat and saturated fats, while upping their intake of fiber-rich legumes, fruits and vegetables, according to new recommendations issued Tuesday by a panel of nutrition experts.
    Ivana Saric, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of saturated
Adjective
  • About the same time, a Missouri infantryman and musician in the home’s band fell back into the sodden embrace of booze after years of sobriety, went back to his barracks and swallowed hydrochloric acid.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But discoveries of ocean worlds on Saturn’s Enceladus and Jupiter’s Europa, both of which have spouted similar-looking plumes, have made scientists cautiously hopeful that the Neptunian moon could also be harboring a sodden secret.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of sodden
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