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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 marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
be careful in the swamp, because alligators sometimes lurk there
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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
PCMAG, 23 Feb. 2025
At the same time, congressional phone lines are being swamped with callers protesting cost-cutting efforts led by billionaire Elon Musk against federal programs, services and operations.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Herbs are good, if they’re allowed to flower, as are flowers like anise hyssop, purple coneflower and swamp milkweed.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Still, the Lexar Professional Go With Hub provides an effective solution for iPhone videographers who want to record 4K ProRes video with high frame rates without swamping precious device memory, and is deserving of our highest recommendation.
—PCMAG, 23 Feb. 2025
At the same time, congressional phone lines are being swamped with callers protesting cost-cutting efforts led by billionaire Elon Musk against federal programs, services and operations.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
Enea turned to nature for a solution, planting 38 swamp cypresses (Taxodium distichum), each capable of extracting up to 800 liters of water per day.
—Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Herbs are good, if they’re allowed to flower, as are flowers like anise hyssop, purple coneflower and swamp milkweed.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swamp
Verb
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While fans flooded his comments with well-wishes, the rapper’s message was clear: stay vigilant, because health is nothing to play with.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Salvage and cleanup work will continue this weekend as volunteers from nearby communities flood Moundville for a cleanup day to help the Botts and others impacted by the tornado.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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The book was a tale of heroic resistance, but stretched across so many years of television, the bursts of rebellion were overwhelmed by long periods of suffering.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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In my opinion, today's consumers are overwhelmed by noise—too many offers, messages and distractions.—
Ali Payani,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The marsh also rules out a Viking settlement as a source.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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The search for a missing 84-year-old man became even more challenging when rescuers located him in a marsh, but couldn’t find their way back out in the dark, Florida officials say.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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The namesake Bad Boy Burger ($11.99) is two quarter-pound patties, bacon, American cheese, Swiss cheese, chili, lettuce, tomato, pickles, ketchup and mustard.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2025
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Step 6: Diversify into the golf course and mango pickle industries.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The ad featured the artist in his studio, struggling with a piece of artwork, when suddenly, the entire room is engulfed in white paint, covering both his paintings and him.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the first, the sheepdog appears engulfed by a thick coat of long white fur, his face nearly obscured by the shaggy mass.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Recognizing these challenges is the first step toward overcoming them.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Both Banchero and Wagner, who started alongside Cory Joseph, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Wendell Carter Jr., were able to overcome the defensive attention from the Kings and attack the basket with ease.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
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By Friday afternoon, the 344 fire, as it was dubbed by Florida’s Forest Service, had ravaged more than 26,000 acres but state and local firefighters had managed to contain it to unoccupied wetlands.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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The lead organization on the Baltimore harbor proposal, as an example, is the nonprofit South Baltimore Gateway Partnership, which is already engaged in creating wetlands along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River to reduce flood risk and filter stormwater.—
Timothy Wheeler,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2025
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In fact, Luton are only four points behind Stoke City, yet another top-flight old boy, in 18th place, so there is a path out of this predicament.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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The predicament got even worse the following day, when Perez’s RB16 stopped on the formation lap and he was forced to start from the pit-lane.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Swamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swamp. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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