drown
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Synonyms
deluge, engulf, flood, gulf, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp
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The collab, which is available to shop right now, features everything from neutral-colored blazer/trouser sets to floral print dresses that don't drown you, or your bump, in fabric. — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, "J.Crew x HATCH Release a Maternity-Friendly Workwear Collection," 14 Aug. 2019 In an 1899 book, a former Somerset overseer said that the slaves would drown themselves to escape bondage and some died from the work. — Washington Post, "Slave descendants to spend night in cabins at NC plantation," 3 Aug. 2019 In an 1899 book, a former Somerset overseer said that the slaves would drown themselves to escape bondage and some died from the work. — Fox News, "Descendants of 2 African slaves to spend night inside reconstructed North Carolina slave cabin," 3 Aug. 2019 Police said the man and woman, both hailing from the southern province of Guangdong, drowned themselves in a nearby lake later that night. — Steven Jiang, CNN, "Missing 9-year-old girl, whose disappearance gripped China, found dead," 15 July 2019 Boos from the home crowd initially rained before a merciful chorus of applause and cheers drowned them out. — Jorge Castillo, latimes.com, "Dodgers romp against Red Sox to end skid at four games," 13 July 2019 Jacob Ray Telnas was kept on life support up until his death on Sunday A 7-year-old California boy has died one week after his mother allegedly drowned him and his 12-year-old brother in an irrigation ditch, PEOPLE confirms. — Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, "7-Year-Old Boy Dies in Hospital Days After Mom Allegedly Drowned Him and His 12-Year-Old Brother," 8 July 2019 Celebrities garner enormous platforms, often clouding the truth (or drowning it completely); the deal between Netflix and Gwyneth Paltrow, whose company Goop was sued over a certain jade egg, suggests that science is losing the battle. — The Conversation, "Confused about what to eat? Science can help," 5 July 2019 Alive since the days Natives first noticed wooden ships in Yakutat Bay, the Sitka spruce died a few decades ago when an unseen glacier drowned them. — Anchorage Daily News, "The sound of silence in Russell Fjord," 8 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'drown.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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