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as in to engulf
to cover with a flood
submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog
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as in to immerse
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid
submerge the tomatoes in boiling hot water for a few seconds and they will be easier to peel
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as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
learned to submerge her ego and became a better teammate for doing so
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Recent Examples of submerge
When the wetlands were submerged, freshwater fish and other aquatic creatures would have been able to swim freely throughout the zig-zagging trenches.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
Built between 1908 and 1962 to generate electricity for nearby communities, these four hydroelectric dams submerged indigenous lands, blocked salmon passage, and created pockets of warm water where toxic blue-green algae thrived.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024
In California, where a person was found dead in a vehicle submerged in floodwaters on Saturday, authorities braced for more precipitation while grappling with flooding and small landslides from a previous storm.
—CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
It can be submerged in water, is lightweight and easy to set up, and shows accurate results to find your precious cargo (whether wheeled luggage or furry pup).
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
Built between 1908 and 1962 to generate electricity for nearby communities, these four hydroelectric dams submerged indigenous lands, blocked salmon passage, and created pockets of warm water where toxic blue-green algae thrived.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024
In California, where a person was found dead in a vehicle submerged in floodwaters on Saturday, authorities braced for more precipitation while grappling with flooding and small landslides from a previous storm.
—CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
It can be submerged in water, is lightweight and easy to set up, and shows accurate results to find your precious cargo (whether wheeled luggage or furry pup).
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Now that social media has engulfed culture, pop songs are teased as snippets, mined for the briefest hooks and effects, choreographed for vertical screens and pitched as the latest plot twist in a performer’s continuing, open-ended reality series, otherwise known as a career.Jon Pareles, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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With the star ready to explode into life — and threatening to engulf the Earth in the process — Joy grabs the briefcase and absorbs the seed into herself.Richard Edwards, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Actor Nick Pupo plays Yarrow in A Complete Unknown. Peter, Paul and Mary were immersed in the volatile politics of the 1960s.Newsweek, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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In another photo, the trio of ladies were immersed in conversation, as was Chalamet, and all four stars were smiling.Julia Moore, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Lots of people stifle their own desires, like leaning into creative pursuits, to accommodate others, Morse points out.Angela Haupt, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
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In a bid to curtail electronic waste, the EU required manufacturers to ensure that devices such as cameras, phones and tablets all used the same charging port (and therefore cable): USB-C. Apple initially resisted this move, saying that such a requirement could stifle creativity.David Phelan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Every year since 2020, the highway across from the port had flooded with hundreds of people marching with pictures of their dead loved ones, glimpses of particular griefs.Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Florida has seen the biggest year-over-year surge in stale inventory in the entire nation in November, according to a new report by real estate brokerage Redfin, as new properties flooded the market at a time when few seemed to be interested in buying them.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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The immense storm system brought disruption to areas of the country that usually escape winter’s wrath, downing trees in some Southern states, threatening a freeze in Florida and causing people in Dallas to dip deep into their wardrobes for warm hats and gloves.Patrick Whittle and Brian Witte, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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When that didn’t happen, districts had to dip into their emergency reserves to cover operating costs.Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
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There must be severe consequences for the concerted effort to suppress the public’s knowledge of Biden’s cognitive deficits.Robert J. Delahunty, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
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Lipton felt the lack of scoring, excitement and substantial press coverage combined to suppress local support.Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Bare Neutrals If the paradox of choice overwhelms you, then stick to the basics.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
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Two years ago, RSV overwhelmed children's hospitals.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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Doka has spent his childhood playing on land that would have been drowned by the Orme Reservoir, building forts in the woods, jumping over irrigation ditches and playing with his cousins.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
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The moon's light will likely drown out dimmer meteors.Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Submerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submerge. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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