inundate
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deluge, drown, engulf, flood, gulf, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp
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Downtown was inundated; the city’s main thoroughfare was underwater. — Justin Worland / Des Moines, Time, "How Climate Change in Iowa is Changing U.S. Politics," 12 Sep. 2019 This is not the first time the shelter has faced a capacity crisis, as the shelter has been inundated with animals nearly all summer. — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, "Heartbreaking video shows puppies found in plastic trash bag at Harris County Animal Shelter," 6 Sep. 2019 But one thing is for sure: Thailand is inundated with plastic waste. — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, "A dead baby dugong is a reminder that the US helped cause Thailand’s plastic problem," 20 Aug. 2019 Work will continue on various sections of the roadway that was inundated with lava during the 2018 Kilauea volcanic eruption. — USA TODAY, "Moon trees, moon film, monk honored: News from around our 50 states," 23 July 2019 The spacious new church was built after the old one a few miles away was inundated up to the balcony in the 2016 flood. — David Montgomery, New York Times, "Still Menaced by Flooding, Louisiana Dodges a Storm’s Worst Blows," 14 July 2019 Jones said additional rainfall from Barry could swell the river even higher, potentially inundating significant parts of the city. — Daniel Cusick, Scientific American, "Disasters Collide as Tropical Storm Barry Heads Ashore," 12 July 2019 TEN days after a flash flood inundated a 10km-deep network of caves in Thailand which 12 boys and their football coach had been exploring, the missing team was found alive by rescue divers. — The Economist, "The Thai cave rescue," 5 July 2018 Venice's historical acqua alta (high water) events can inundate parts of the lagoon later in the fall, but festival participants have been hit with early previews caused by sudden rainstorms that have sent them scrambling for higher ground. — Sharon Swart, The Hollywood Reporter, "Soggy in Venice: How Stylists Navigate the Rainy Weather," 23 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inundate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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