as in flooded
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as in spilled
to flow over the brim or top of
while the wine steward stood there gawking at the nearby celebrity, my expensive champagne was overflowing its glass and pouring onto our table
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as in engulfed
to cover with a flood
the swollen river overflowed the surrounding land and washed several houses away
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Recent Examples of overflowed
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Rivers overflowed, and a chunk of one of the state’s major highways collapsed, cutting off communities; floods slung mud and muck into buildings.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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Once the French Broad River, which flows through Asheville, and its subsidiaries overflowed, the water rushed into nearby neighborhoods within minutes.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Rivers overflowed, and a chunk of one of the state’s major highways collapsed, cutting off communities; floods slung mud and muck into buildings.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overflowed
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Rain falls on a flooded road in Roswell, New Mexico, U.S., October 19, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Yellow jackets are swarming in flooded parts of North Carolina.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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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
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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
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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 6-foot-5, 265-pound rookie from UCLA burst off the line of scrimmage and barreled around Bears tight end Cole Kmet.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ever since Greta Thunberg burst onto the scene in 2018, climate protest has been seen as a primarily youthful pursuit.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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There are slight differences in their unsaturated and saturated fat content and their sodium and potassium concentrations.Isabel Vasquez RD LDN, Health, 2 Nov. 2024
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Its softer tones serve as a backdrop to a myriad of accent colors and furnishing styles, while more saturated yellows can be played up to make more of a statement—especially with finish treatment (eggshell vs. gloss etc.).Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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For over three hours on Monday afternoon, 9.21 inches of rain was dumped on this city of 13 million — and forced an all-out effort to prevent a repeat of 2021, when 300 died in a sudden deluge that flooded the subway and trapped people in submerged cars.Lyric Li, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
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According to the New York Daily News, Bishop's group used sonar technology to scan the river for submerged cars.Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
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“Overflowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overflowed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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