1
: covered or overfilled with an excess of water or some other liquid
a flooded field
a flooded carburetor/engine
2
: filled, covered, or completely overrun as if by a flood
won't find new customers in a flooded market
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Never attempt to drive through a flooded roadway or flowing stream.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
In all, 94 people, including 31 children, were rescued from flooded homes following the 3 a.m. response by city first responders on Monday, Duggan said.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Schools districts throughout Kentucky closed on Monday, citing flooded streets, dangerous travel conditions and power outages that impacted some 15,000 homes and businesses.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
As excavation work continues, archeologists hope to learn even more answers about life during Thutmose II’s brief reign, as well as details about the rescue effort to recover his body from the flooded tomb.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2025
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
In all, 94 people, including 31 children, were rescued from flooded homes following the 3 a.m. response by city first responders on Monday, Duggan said.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Schools districts throughout Kentucky closed on Monday, citing flooded streets, dangerous travel conditions and power outages that impacted some 15,000 homes and businesses.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
As excavation work continues, archeologists hope to learn even more answers about life during Thutmose II’s brief reign, as well as details about the rescue effort to recover his body from the flooded tomb.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Flooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flooded. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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