as in to flood
to cover with a flood
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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Recent Examples of engulf
One is 1,300 acres in size in Pickens County, and another has so far engulfed 800 acres in Greenville County.
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Thick smoke engulfed roads near the flames, leaving drivers with minimal visibility.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Among the most notorious are California’s Santa Ana Winds, which regularly reach speeds of 40 to 60 mph, and which were responsible for the rapid spread of wildfires that engulfed parts of Los Angeles earlier this year.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
The video, originally shared by the Associated Press and later obtained by PEOPLE, shows a band performing on stage at the Club Pulse in Kočani around 2:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 16, when pyrotechnics hit the ceiling, which eventually burst into flames that went on to engulf the building.
—Brian Brant, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Thick smoke engulfed roads near the flames, leaving drivers with minimal visibility.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Among the most notorious are California’s Santa Ana Winds, which regularly reach speeds of 40 to 60 mph, and which were responsible for the rapid spread of wildfires that engulfed parts of Los Angeles earlier this year.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
The video, originally shared by the Associated Press and later obtained by PEOPLE, shows a band performing on stage at the Club Pulse in Kočani around 2:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 16, when pyrotechnics hit the ceiling, which eventually burst into flames that went on to engulf the building.
—Brian Brant, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engulf
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Playboi Carti Scores 30 Hot 100 Hits at Once This week, Playboi Carti floods the Hot 100 with an incredible 30 tracks.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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As Hood prepares himself for the final battle, disaster strikes at home the night before he’s set to leave for Oklahoma: One of his kids intentionally floods the upstairs toilet while their father is downstairs making spaghetti.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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Flashback: Hospitals in NWA, like much of the country, were overwhelmed by the number of COVID-19 patients and struggled with staffing.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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However, Conquest overwhelms her, cleaves her jaw off and punches a hole through her stomach in mere seconds.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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Businesses across sectors are drowning in information, yet many still haven’t found the right tools to manage, interpret, and act on it effectively.—
Cathy Hackl,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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If Nike can continue to show positive signs from new product launches and partnerships, the rest of its headwinds might just be drowned out as noise.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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Read Next World 2,900-year-old settlement found submerged in Italy lake.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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Captured with the help of sophisticated radar mapping technology, the overhead view reveals the specter of structures submerged within the ice and a life only a few like Weiss could intimately describe.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulf. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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