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as in engulfed
to cover with a flood
whole villages drowned by the rampaging river
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as in soaked
to wet thoroughly with liquid
drowned the carpet with shampoo, and so it took forever to dry
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as in wetted
to make wet
cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce
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Recent Examples of drowned
Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Others may have slipped under the radar, drowned out by the drumbeat of breaking news.
—Jta Staff Report, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025
Expand All The clues that alcohol was a factor in a catastrophic boat crash that drowned one teen and permanently disabled another emerged immediately.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Things not only got hot, the blazing solar plasma drowned out communications with Earth.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
The great shout that went up drowned out the whistles for a minute.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Dozens have drowned or died since the sailing season began in September.
—Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
What Squid Game does has drowned out what Squid Game says.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
An autopsy report later showed that the girl had drowned as the result of a homicide, the affidavit said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Others may have slipped under the radar, drowned out by the drumbeat of breaking news.
—Jta Staff Report, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025
Expand All The clues that alcohol was a factor in a catastrophic boat crash that drowned one teen and permanently disabled another emerged immediately.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Things not only got hot, the blazing solar plasma drowned out communications with Earth.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
The great shout that went up drowned out the whistles for a minute.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Dozens have drowned or died since the sailing season began in September.
—Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
What Squid Game does has drowned out what Squid Game says.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
An autopsy report later showed that the girl had drowned as the result of a homicide, the affidavit said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drowned
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Never attempt to drive through a flooded roadway or flowing stream.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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In all, 94 people, including 31 children, were rescued from flooded homes following the 3 a.m. response by city first responders on Monday, Duggan said.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The sprawling case puts a spotlight on crisis publicists, who typically remain behind the scenes but have become the story here, with four separate agencies engulfed in the spectacle.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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Officers patrolling nearby smelled smoke and went to investigate, finding the woman engulfed in flames.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Sun-soaked and beautiful, the film takes place in Santa Barbara in 1979, where Dorothea (Annette Bening) is trying to raise her son (Lucas Jade Zumann) in an ever-changing world.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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More than an inch of rain over several days soaked the grounds making muddy hills slippery and dangerous, forcing most spectators onto the narrow walkways and creating huge, impassable (and in some places, scary) bottlenecks.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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Old-school tip-ups usually consist of a submerged spool that attaches to a frame that is set over the hole in the ice, with a flag that clips on the spool to keep the bait at a set depth.—
Brad Dokken,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2025
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The submerged cellars also create temporary artificial reefs that attract marine life.—
Coke Bartrina,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
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Resilience helps in seeing the bigger picture and not getting overwhelmed by immediate difficulties.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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The Bengals and Joe Burrow torched the Broncos’ overwhelmed secondary for 412 passing yards in Week 17 — constantly attacking corner Riley Moss in his return from injury.—
Scott Phillips,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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Shivering in Cassidy’s arms, tears wetting her cheeks, naked, so vulnerable.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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The weather will transition from sunny to wet from March 20 to March 31, that first week, with temperatures staying on the cooler side, the Old Farmer’s Almanac forecast said.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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Abraham was alone, drenched in white and walking, as small shudders passed through his body.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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You're just drenched in sweat under all your fur coats.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
22 Dec. 2024
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There was a lot of talk about Aaron Rodgers being washed.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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Separately, norovirus outbreaks can also spring from food that was contaminated at the source and that’s often eaten raw, like shellfish harvested from virus-laden water or produce washed with it.—
Maggie O'Neill,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Drowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drowned. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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