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adjective

Definition of dunkednext
as in dipped

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dunked

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verb

past tense of dunk
as in immersed
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid dunking a doughnut in one's morning coffee

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunked
  1. dipped
  2. immersed
  3. submerged
  4. drowned
Verb
  • The stock prices of some alcohol manufacturers, including Anheuser-Busch and Molson Coors, dipped Friday after the release of the surgeon general advisory.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Shares of alcohol manufacturers including Molson-Coors and Anheuser-Busch initially dipped more than 1% following the advisory.
    Kristian Burt, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of dipped
Verb
  • In another photo, the trio of ladies were immersed in conversation, as was Chalamet, and all four stars were smiling.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Some tea bags release billions of tiny plastic particles when immersed in hot water, creating tea that can harm your health and increase your risk of cancer—but not all tea is equally as dangerous.
    Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of immersed
Adjective
  • The spectacular set design here is a spooky submerged nightmare of shifting shadows and decay frozen in time.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
  • To avoid those types of accidents, the department is reminding boaters to operate at safe speeds and keep an eye out for low water areas and submerged objects, among other things.
    Ryan Maxin, Austin American-Statesman, 25 May 2024
Definition of submerged
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
Definition of drowned
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