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
Several roads are inundated in Tonganoxie, Basehor, and Lansing.
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Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Later that evening, three rounds of hail inundated the house, followed by two bouts of whipping winds.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
The wet snow, combined with snow-melt and rain had left the ground inundated and the rivers swollen.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Benson, Alabama, was home to the Kowaliga Academic and Industrial Institute, a school built to educate hundreds of rural Black children, before the area was inundated in 1926.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
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Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Later that evening, three rounds of hail inundated the house, followed by two bouts of whipping winds.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
The wet snow, combined with snow-melt and rain had left the ground inundated and the rivers swollen.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Benson, Alabama, was home to the Kowaliga Academic and Industrial Institute, a school built to educate hundreds of rural Black children, before the area was inundated in 1926.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundate
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Heavily armed Secret Service agents flooded the stage and a broad collection of law enforcement and National Guard descended on the hotel.—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Other guests at the event ducked under tables, and other armed agents flooded the room for protection.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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But when the official entourage arrived, the 67-year-old great-grandmother immediately engulfed the queen in a bear hug.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Bell is a towering, top-heavy blocker who can engulf defenders with his initial movements and massive wingspan.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Automakers around the globe and their employees fear being overwhelmed by BYD’s prolific industrial capacity and competitive pricing.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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These systems could overwhelm enemy defenses or give wide-area sensing across large regions.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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Esa Lindell, Heiskanen’s primary partner, has been drowning at five-on-five, and the Stars have been outscored 5-0 with him on the ice.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Some appear to be cordially greeting viewers with a wave, while others evince the desperation of a person drowning.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Inundate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundate. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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