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as in knee-deep
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as in flooded
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as in engulfed
to cover with a flood
the boat was swamped by the huge wave has been swamped with paperwork since she returned from vacation
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as in overwhelmed
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
parents feeling swamped by work and family obligations
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Adjective
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Jennifer worked knee-deep in oil for months, returning home reeking of fumes, covered in black splotches and breaking out in rashes and suffering headaches.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025 -
Around 2010 to 2011, as Woods walked knee-deep in the funk of public embarrassment, endless injuries and a broken swing, the door swung open to players desperate for space in major tournaments.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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An aerial photo shows the flooded downtown area of Westernport, Maryland, May 13, 2025.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
14 May 2025
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Trucks travel through a flooded road while exiting from an Amazon delivery station in Carlstadt, New Jersey, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The runoff election marks yet another chapter in the country's struggle against a surge of violent crime that has engulfed cities in a country that was once a popular tourist destination and was left badly scarred by the pandemic.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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When first responders arrived on the scene, both the plane and a vehicle were already fully engulfed in flames, which have since been extinguished, TMZ reported.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Houston has athletic size, and that has overwhelmed the Clippers in previous matchups.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Fatherhood overwhelmed Wade at first.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Ontong-Java Plateau is a massive, submerged seafloor platform located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Authorities added that a witness entered the water and broke the back window of the submerged vehicle, recovering two passengers.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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While Walking to School Bus Stop Jordan’s dad, who wasn’t in the vehicle, is devastated.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Great Depression devastated financial institutions of all kinds, especially Black banks.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Topline Newark Liberty International Airport experienced a lengthy air traffic control outage Sunday morning, shortly before Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the airport should scale back its operations amid air traffic control issues at the busy New Jersey airport.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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New hotels are addressing the long-standing lack of good accommodations, and the harbor is now a busy stop for cruise ships bound for Lisbon and Málaga.—
Christopher Bagley,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2025
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They were focused and engaged, pushing all-in on forechecks and backchecks right from the opening puck drop.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Foote eventually got engaged to her now-husband, Kristofer Verduzco.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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“Swamped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swamped. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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