gulfed

verb

Definition of gulfednext
past tense of gulf
as in flooded
to cover with a flood with the administration gulfed by so many real problems, it's absurd for the president to concern himself with this nonissue

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulfed
  1. flooded
  2. engulfed
  3. overwhelmed
  4. drowned
  5. submerged
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of flooded
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  • 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.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 3 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
Definition of engulfed
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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
  • 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
Definition of overwhelmed
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  • Michael, Nora and Micah all drowned, according to the family.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Definition of drowned
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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
  • 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
Definition of submerged
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