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as in to flood
to cover with a flood
the boat was swamped by the huge wave has been swamped with paperwork since she returned from vacation
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as in to overwhelm
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
parents feeling swamped by work and family obligations
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as in pickle
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
with her credit cards maxed out, and the making of minimum payments a challenge, debt seemed to be an ever-deepening swamp
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Recent Examples of swamp
Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
As a result, the city has been swamped with a mounting backlog of streetlight repairs — more than 33,000.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Edie Peffley, NBC news, 19 May 2026
Follow a swamp airboat swerving along a Louisiana bayou.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
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Verb
Droughts and heat waves can flourish in some regions, fueling wildfire danger and water supply concerns, while others are swamped by flooding rainfall.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
As a result, the city has been swamped with a mounting backlog of streetlight repairs — more than 33,000.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Noun
But the swamp immediately complicated search efforts.
—Edie Peffley, NBC news, 19 May 2026
Follow a swamp airboat swerving along a Louisiana bayou.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swamp
Verb
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Knicks fans flooded Rocket Arena anyway.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2026
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Eisbrenner chose Brownsville for its deepwater access, low vessel traffic, and her conviction that the oil-rich Permian Basin in West Texas would eventually flood the region with excess natural gas.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Now the Knicks are overwhelming a Cavaliers team that looks completely overmatched by the moment.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2026
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She has been overwhelmed by emotions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
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The long stretch of sand, with shallow water perfect for wading, is located on a small peninsula bordered by the saltwater marshes of Ochlockonee Bay to the west and Apalachee Bay to the east.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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The vehicle then crashed into a tree near Apopka Street, sending the car into a grassy marsh, MSP says.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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Susie notes that many familiar foods fall into this category, including yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut and kimchi; aged cheeses like cheddar, gouda and parmesan; as well as miso, tempeh, kombucha, soy sauce, authentic sourdough bread and certain pickles.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
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The difference between a pickle that supports your gut and one that mostly just delivers salt comes down to how it was made.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
Verb
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Macrophages are the heavy lifters that engulf debris and pathogens.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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On May 21, law enforcement agencies responded to the team’s bus engulfed in flames outside Blue Cross Park, according to Winnipeg Police Service.—
Mitch Picasso,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
Verb
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The judge stressed the narrow grounds on which an arbitration award can be vacated and concluded Tatis failed to offer a valid reason to overcome that standard of review.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
26 May 2026
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Hutson, to his credit, doesn’t seem to be overcome by frustration at this point.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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The Amigos de Bolsa Chica also offer a wetland tour on the first Saturday of the month and a quarterly nature hike.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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At least once a week, Dahrouge or Goetz goes to nearby wetlands, stirs shin-deep water and collects silty samples filled with arthropods, daphnia and other macroscopic critters the salamanders will eat.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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In the same way that audiences are trying to unpack the central scheme — or interlocking set of schemes — at the center of Paula’s newfound predicament, so was the Emmy-winning Maslany drawn to the inscrutability of her character.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
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Given the predicament most managers are in, what are ambitious leaders to do?—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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“Swamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swamp. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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