as in to flood
to cover with a flood
water from the overflowing bathtub inundated the bathroom floor
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Recent Examples of inundate
Followers inundated the Rahway Police’s Facebook page with about 6,500 comments, including death threats, slurs, and links to the Maloneys’ address and phone numbers on SearchPeopleFREE.com and Whitepages.
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Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
The National Weather Service extended a flood watch into Saturday for areas north of San Francisco as the strongest atmospheric river — a large plume of moisture flowing onshore — that California and the Pacific Northwest has seen this season inundated the region.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
And for many years, the C-suite has been constantly inundated with tools promising to transform its decision-making capabilities.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The torrent of rain that has inundated Northern California won’t derail Thanksgiving travel plans for Justin Koehler.
—Giuseppe Ricapito, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
The National Weather Service extended a flood watch into Saturday for areas north of San Francisco as the strongest atmospheric river — a large plume of moisture flowing onshore — that California and the Pacific Northwest has seen this season inundated the region.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
And for many years, the C-suite has been constantly inundated with tools promising to transform its decision-making capabilities.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The torrent of rain that has inundated Northern California won’t derail Thanksgiving travel plans for Justin Koehler.
—Giuseppe Ricapito, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundate
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In a world flooded with ads and messages, the brands that stand out are the ones that create real, human connections through their stories.Somdutta Singh, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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A lot of fans flooded his comments to echo the same sentiments.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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But Syria’s then leader, who had succeeded his father Hafez seven years before, represented a stable contrast to the chaos engulfing neighboring Iraq.Ivan Watson, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The blaze engulfed more than 2,000 acres overnight, as crews contended with strong Santa Ana winds.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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While Western allies have provided Ukraine with advanced air defense systems, including Patriot missiles, Russia's strategy appears designed to overwhelm these defenses with 'swarm' tactics—large, coordinated waves of missiles and drones aimed at saturating air defense systems.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users Railroad companies and innovative entrants like Parallel Systems represent a market response to freight that’s set to soar, and that has the potential to overwhelm existing modes of shipment.John Tamny, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The more vigorous the struggle to escape, the more debt that consumes the drowning victim.Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
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Long gained some notoriety in Congress for his skills as an auctioneer, once using the talent to drown out protesters during a hearing.Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Inundate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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