as in flooded
to cover with a flood
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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Recent Examples of engulfed
Advertisement Chiapas is also engulfed in a brutal turf war between Mexico’s two leading drug cartels that has killed dozens and displaced thousands in recent months.
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Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
When firefighters arrived, one home was engulfed in flames, Hurd said.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Nearly two dozen students and teachers in Thailand are feared dead after a school bus was engulfed in flames on Tuesday while traveling for a field trip on Tuesday, officials said.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
The county includes Asheville, the scenic mountain city now engulfed by murky brown floodwater.
—Steve Almasy, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
At least 44 people were killed across the state, most in a mountainous county where monstrous floodwaters engulfed homes, demolished businesses and cut off power to thousands.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
The state police tweeted a photo showing the hospital engulfed in rising floodwaters and people scattered across the white rooftop.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Last year’s fires engulfed a stretch of forest the size of the Netherlands for at least the second time in 50 years, according to an analysis by Natural Resources Canada, a federal government department.
—Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2024
More than 130,000 people were killed and millions were displaced in conflicts that engulfed Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia, and, briefly, Slovenia.
—Jeffrey Mankoff, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2017
Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
When firefighters arrived, one home was engulfed in flames, Hurd said.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Nearly two dozen students and teachers in Thailand are feared dead after a school bus was engulfed in flames on Tuesday while traveling for a field trip on Tuesday, officials said.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
The county includes Asheville, the scenic mountain city now engulfed by murky brown floodwater.
—Steve Almasy, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
At least 44 people were killed across the state, most in a mountainous county where monstrous floodwaters engulfed homes, demolished businesses and cut off power to thousands.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
The state police tweeted a photo showing the hospital engulfed in rising floodwaters and people scattered across the white rooftop.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Last year’s fires engulfed a stretch of forest the size of the Netherlands for at least the second time in 50 years, according to an analysis by Natural Resources Canada, a federal government department.
—Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2024
More than 130,000 people were killed and millions were displaced in conflicts that engulfed Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia, and, briefly, Slovenia.
—Jeffrey Mankoff, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engulfed
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In their last moments on the phone last Friday, Alonso described the moment panic set in for Andrade as water flooded the streets.Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Since the last war between Hezbollah and Israel, in 2006, the group flooded once-impoverished Shia communities across Lebanon with investment.Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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In April, Osbourne told Rolling Stone he was overwhelmed by the excitement his friends and fans have expressed about his induction.Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
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The lack of pressure on the ball created an overflow of drives to the rim for opponents that overwhelmed their typically trusty, defensive center.Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The body of a man who drowned at Ashurst Lake near Flagstaff over the weekend was found Monday.Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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Michael, Nora and Micah all drowned, according to the family.Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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Zara said nearly every house on his street became completely submerged up to the gutters.Morgan Norwood, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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The hospital, atop a hill just south of downtown Asheville, dodged flooding that submerged much of Buncombe County but is laboring to keep up with an onslaught of patients from several counties.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Engulfed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulfed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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