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to cover with a flood
the lowlands were completely flooded angry calls flooded the radio station
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Recent Examples of flooded
Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
One post–Hurricane Helene picture viewed millions of times—an image of a tear-streaked girl holding a puppy in a flooded town—was made using artificial intelligence.
—Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2024
George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
China’s ascent flooded the market with low cost goods and global shipping volumes exploded.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The New York Fire Department posted photos and videos on social media on Monday night that showed a flooded street in the borough.
—Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
One post–Hurricane Helene picture viewed millions of times—an image of a tear-streaked girl holding a puppy in a flooded town—was made using artificial intelligence.
—Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2024
Verb
Florida has seen the biggest year-over-year surge in stale inventory in the entire nation in November, according to a new report by real estate brokerage Redfin, as new properties flooded the market at a time when few seemed to be interested in buying them.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
China’s ascent flooded the market with low cost goods and global shipping volumes exploded.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flooded
Verb
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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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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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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
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Others may have slipped under the radar, drowned out by the drumbeat of breaking news.—
JTA Staff Report,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Turkey Breast Turkey breast is high in protein yet low in saturated fat.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
19 Feb. 2025
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An equivalent size Impossible Burger has a little less than that (six grams of saturated fat), and a Beyond Burger has a lot less (just two grams).—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Three years prior to that, authorities were reportedly able to find the remains of a Florida man who had been missing for 22 years by zooming in on a Google satellite image which revealed his car submerged in a lake.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
19 Dec. 2024
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The motor starts when it’s submerged and shuts off when removed from the water.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But five others escaped the broken fuselage of the sinking and waterlogged plane in a dramatic rescue that played out on live television.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
30 Jan. 2025
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Oil storage silos beyond waterlogged land at the Shell Plc Pernis refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As the scene’s cast clambers onto sun loungers by the Four Seasons Koh Samui infinity pool, three burly Thai guys in wide-brimmed straw hats and sodden neck towels wade into the water clutching towering reflectors.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Standing outside their river cabin after a flood, the president and his wife pulled out all the sodden bedding just like their neighbors.—
Danielle Dreilinger,
The Tennessean,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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While a wet tangle of leaves sounds like a recipe for a soggy sandwich, the hefty golden-brown bread retains its crunch thanks to the fatty cheese barrier.—
Bradley Hohulin,
The Indianapolis Star,
19 Feb. 2025
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Perfectly tender and succulent shrimp is placed on crispy toast with sliced fennel, and a thin enough layer of sauce to get that classic bouillabaisse taste without making the toast a soggy mess.—
Kaitlyn Rosati,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Flooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flooded. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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