1
as in flooding
to cover with a flood
whole villages drowned by the rampaging river
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as in soaking
to wet thoroughly with liquid
drowned the carpet with shampoo, and so it took forever to dry
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3
as in wetting
to make wet
cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce
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Recent Examples of drowning
From 2013 to 2022, drowning from rainfall flooding, not storm surge, was the top cause of tropical-cyclone deaths, according to data from the National Hurricane Center—and the shift is already having profound effects.
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Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Majors can be more important that college name The data show that majors are often more important than institutions — and that community colleges and California State University campuses can deliver attractive postgraduate earnings to low-income students without drowning them in debt.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
The autopsy report also cited drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine — a drug used to treat opioid use disorder — as contributing to his death.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
Rather than drowning in useless alerts, developers should leverage technologies that analyze reachability and application change impact to prioritize the 20% of the issues that are causing 80% of the risk.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The footage shows 469 wrestling with and drowning 402, and then dragging the dead bear’s body out of the water and into the nearby woods.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2024
With regular, tall, and petite sizes available, this sweatshirt will cover your butt without drowning you in fabric.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 30 Sep. 2024
The sheriff’s office said two of those deaths appear to have been due to drowning.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Majors can be more important that college name The data show that majors are often more important than institutions — and that community colleges and California State University campuses can deliver attractive postgraduate earnings to low-income students without drowning them in debt.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
The autopsy report also cited drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine — a drug used to treat opioid use disorder — as contributing to his death.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
Rather than drowning in useless alerts, developers should leverage technologies that analyze reachability and application change impact to prioritize the 20% of the issues that are causing 80% of the risk.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The footage shows 469 wrestling with and drowning 402, and then dragging the dead bear’s body out of the water and into the nearby woods.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2024
With regular, tall, and petite sizes available, this sweatshirt will cover your butt without drowning you in fabric.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 30 Sep. 2024
The sheriff’s office said two of those deaths appear to have been due to drowning.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Drowning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drowning. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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