engulfment

noun

Definition of engulfmentnext
as in inundation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engulfment
  1. surge
  2. outflow
  3. flood
  4. outpouring
  5. washout
  6. discharge
  7. slide
  8. flood tide
Noun
  • The start of a new year can bring a surge of motivation around setting new goals, including financial resolutions.
    NerdWallet, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • This surge is largely driven by the expansion of virtual economies, where digital goods such as in-game skins, NFTs and exclusive items hold significant value.
    Sergi Cerrato, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of surge
Noun
  • Based on the real fundamentals, the stock price would be in the low, single digits - just a fraction of its current price. Worse, the company is living hand-to-mouth because of the minuscule revenues, large negative earnings, and high cash outflow.
    John S. Tobey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • More people moved to places with higher risks of wildfire, drought and hurricanes, although there was one exception, as earthquake-prone areas in California actually saw an outflow of residents, Freddie Mac researchers found.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of outflow
Noun
  • Florida plans to launch a program that will help homeowners in risk zones elevate their homes above flood levels.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • For example, climate-resilient infrastructure projects - e.g. building flood defenses, upgrading transportation systems, and retrofitting buildings - are driving demand for construction experts, urban designers and environmental consultants, among many other roles.
    Jamil Wyne, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of flood
Noun
  • His killing kindled a fiery outpouring of resentment toward U.S. health insurance companies, as Americans swapped stories online and elsewhere of being denied coverage, left in limbo as doctors and insurers disagreed, and stuck with sizable bills.
    Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The outpouring of vitriol against health insurers renewed the debate about the U.S. health-care system and sent me in search of my E.R. bill.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of outpouring
Noun
  • But Singles’ Day 2024 wasn't the washout that many had feared.
    Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Still, Thursday wasn’t a complete washout, thanks in part to cruise ships and cigarettes.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of washout
Noun
  • Symptoms of bird flu in humans include eye redness or discharge, fever, cough or difficulty breathing, sore throat, muscle or body aches, diarrhea and vomiting.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Symptoms of bird flu in humans can include fever, redness or discharge in eyes, coughing or difficulty breathing, sore throat, muscle or body aches, diarrhea and vomiting.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of discharge
Noun
  • But after years of astronomical growth, Tesla has been on a downward slide.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Macdonald in his first season has reversed a 10-year slide on defense.
    Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of slide
Noun
  • Most new titles from book publishers float into bookstores like flood tides in winter, summer and fall.
    Scott Burns, Dallas News, 20 July 2023
  • These enclaves, once the backbone of Ukraine’s agricultural eastern steppe, were reduced to ruin as the war passed over them like a flood tide.
    Natalia Yermak Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 14 July 2023
Definition of flood tide
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