as in flooded
to cover with a flood
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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Recent Examples of engulfed
Members of Congress wrote to NBA commissioner Adam Silver on Friday, asking him to provide a briefing by October 31 relating to the gambling scandal that engulfed the league earlier this week.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Within seconds, intense flames engulfed the entire body of the electric minivan, leaving only a charred frame behind.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
The image shows that the property has nearly been engulfed by the ground below, while steam appeared from its chimney.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Video from the scene showed the back of the bus engulfed in flames while the vehicle sat at a stop sign.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Sereno proposes that the creatures’ carcasses were first desiccated in a drought before suddenly being engulfed by sediment—likely brought on by a flood.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Following the game, a sea of smiles engulfed the visitors locker room.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
Vance aims to succeed in the latest chapter of a conflict that has engulfed previous American administrations.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Deadbeat might often come off like an album about feeling engulfed by life.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Within seconds, intense flames engulfed the entire body of the electric minivan, leaving only a charred frame behind.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
The image shows that the property has nearly been engulfed by the ground below, while steam appeared from its chimney.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Video from the scene showed the back of the bus engulfed in flames while the vehicle sat at a stop sign.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Sereno proposes that the creatures’ carcasses were first desiccated in a drought before suddenly being engulfed by sediment—likely brought on by a flood.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Following the game, a sea of smiles engulfed the visitors locker room.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
Vance aims to succeed in the latest chapter of a conflict that has engulfed previous American administrations.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Deadbeat might often come off like an album about feeling engulfed by life.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engulfed
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In the recent past, Japanese companies like Toyota and Sony had flooded America’s market with high quality but inexpensive cars and electronics, harming the business of great American brands, including General Motors and RCA.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In 1700, for example, the Dutch flooded part of West Africa with perhaps as much as 40 million pounds of gunpowder, enough for well over half a billion musket shots; the world population at the time may have been as low as 600 million people.—
Clifton Crais,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The offensive line has made progress since they were overwhelmed by Miami's front seven in Week 1, but the unit will be without a key member for the next few games.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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That’s according to data conducted by The Harris Poll for Nift, a double-sided marketplace that allows companies to incentivize consumers with gift cards, shows that more than 60 percent of consumers are overwhelmed by the number of ads brands and retailers present to them.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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The muted pequin peppers are drowned by musty garlic powder.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Oct. 2025
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The most serious was in late 2022, when two of Ginger's tiger cubs drowned after falling into a partially frozen pond.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
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These states’ extensive coastlines may explain part of the clustering, but the types of objects described—ranging from glowing orbs to submerged shapes that move at high speed—suggest something far more unusual.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Engulfed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulfed. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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