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submersed

verb

Definition of submersednext
past tense of submerse
1
as in flooded
to cover with a flood a week of nonstop rain that submersed the cornfields and delayed planting for days

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2
as in immersed
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid those hardy souls who daily submerse themselves in icy cold water for its invigorating effect

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submersed
  1. flooded
  2. immersed
  3. engulfed
  4. dipped
  5. submerged
  6. overwhelmed
  7. drowned
Verb
  • The facility is staffed by some 1,700 people, most of whom wear white lab coats, and can often be found seated beside microscopes in rooms flooded with natural light.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The comment section was flooded with laughter over the dog being completely unbothered by the baby possum.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • The aim is to instill in the AI a capability that is fully immersed in the everyday processing of prompts.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Following the ceremony, which involved Denzel being immersed in baptismal water, the actor also posed for photos with his minister license and certificate of baptism.
    Gil Macias, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of immersed
Verb
  • The sprawling case puts a spotlight on crisis publicists, who typically remain behind the scenes but have become the story here, with four separate agencies engulfed in the spectacle.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Officers patrolling nearby smelled smoke and went to investigate, finding the woman engulfed in flames.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of engulfed
Verb
  • The brand recently dipped into pants—or, rather, pantaloons—dressing Anya Taylor-Joy and Keira Knightley in lace and velvet trousers.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Houston temperatures dipped into the 40s last week, according to the National Weather Service.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of dipped
Verb
  • Three years prior to that, authorities were reportedly able to find the remains of a Florida man who had been missing for 22 years by zooming in on a Google satellite image which revealed his car submerged in a lake.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Plus, this impersonation took place while 90 percent submerged in water.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of submerged
Verb
  • The Lions have been overwhelmed by defensive injuries that would turn most teams into quivering jelly.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • On the contrary, many disingenuous media overwhelmed the favorable outlook with misinformation that continues unabated from domestic and foreign perpetrators.
    Matthew A. Winkler Bloomberg Opinion (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • An autopsy report later showed that the girl had drowned as the result of a homicide, the affidavit said.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Dec. 2024
  • After Rudd joined Hanks, Short arrived on the clubroom set to cheers, but the applause for his big moment was quickly drowned out by hosannas for the parade of others that followed.
    Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of drowned
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“Submersed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submersed. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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