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as in flooded
to cover with a flood
submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog
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as in immersed
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 stifled
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 submerged
Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
Before using your submerged vehicle after it's recovered, AAA experts recommend assessing the damage.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
Authorities said that three people are dead and 10 are missing after flooding from Hurricane Helene submerged the eastern part of the state.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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More than 50 people had to be rescued by helicopter from the roof of a submerged hospital.
—Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
Before using your submerged vehicle after it's recovered, AAA experts recommend assessing the damage.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
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Once submerged, the ship will be contributing to the area’s existing network of more than 500 artificial reefs.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
Authorities said that three people are dead and 10 are missing after flooding from Hurricane Helene submerged the eastern part of the state.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Strikes by ships, entanglements in fishing gear, underwater noise and the effects of climate change are among the threats that fin whales face, according to the agency.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Its multifaceted holiday themes go well beyond wreaths, garlands and ornaments to include seahorses, starfish and coral, the underwater story stemming from prints in Maria Grazia Chiuri’s cruise 2025 collection, now arriving in stores.Miles Socha, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024
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In their last moments on the phone last Friday, Alonso described the moment panic set in for Andrade as water flooded the streets.Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Since the last war between Hezbollah and Israel, in 2006, the group flooded once-impoverished Shia communities across Lebanon with investment.Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Performance shorts and compression T-shirts are a far cry from polyester regeneration but that’s the world that Patrik Frisk is immersed in now.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
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What a treat to feel like we were almost immersed in the performance.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
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But Austin Vance, CEO and cofounder of software development and consultant agency Focused Labs, countered in an email statement that this legislation actually would have stifled innovation from new players and entrenched the dominance of big companies including Google, Amazon and Meta.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Fewer literary titles are being published; renowned filmmakers struggle to get their films released; professors whisper about colleagues who have been reported to the Party’s disciplinary committees; feminist, civil-rights, and labor activism have been stifled.Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
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Russia, along with other countries, have long been open about training the aquatic mammals to patrol waters near sensitive outposts and bases.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Our mission is perhaps equally bold: to make humans aquatic by enabling our species to live, work and thrive underwater.David Szondy, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement Chiapas is also engulfed in a brutal turf war between Mexico’s two leading drug cartels that has killed dozens and displaced thousands in recent months.Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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When firefighters arrived, one home was engulfed in flames, Hurd said.Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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And as the production dipped and Dominguez’s return from injuries proved productive in the minor leagues, the fans clamored for a change, one that certainly seemed justified if the criteria were solely the results in the batter’s box.Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Desserts and alcohol are now weekend or fortnightly treats and consumed in moderation, or swapped with healthier treats such as fruits dipped in dark chocolate or peanut butter.Devinder Bains, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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If so, keep in mind that this is happening to remind you of your adaptability and the natural inclination to take action that’s been suppressed for far too long.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
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The court rebuffed arguments that prosecutors suppressed evidence of a batch of ammunition, some of which matched the bullets found on the set of the production.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Submerged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submerged. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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