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as in to flood
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 to overwhelm
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
parents feeling swamped by work and family obligations
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as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
be careful in the swamp, because alligators sometimes lurk there
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as in pickle
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
with her credit cards maxed out, and the making of minimum payments a challenge, debt seemed to be an ever-deepening swamp
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Recent Examples of swamp
Maya Goldman, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Workers have said they were allowed to leave when water was already swamping its parking lot in Erwin on Friday.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
Some also managed to avoid removal by hiding in the mountains or swamps.
—Daniel Mandell / Made By History, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
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Hospitals now have 50% more IV fluid available to them than immediately after Hurricane Helene swamped Baxter International's North Cove manufacturing site in Marion, North Carolina, per the Health and Human Services Department.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Workers have said they were allowed to leave when water was already swamping its parking lot in Erwin on Friday.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Fight Club’s insights about the consequences of men rallying around resentment remain apt today, a period in which Donald Trump’s grievance politics and the growing swamp of the manosphere are shaping American masculinity.
—Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
Some also managed to avoid removal by hiding in the mountains or swamps.
—Daniel Mandell / Made By History, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
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In admiration for Palmer’s resilience, fans flooded social media with messages of support, praising her vulnerability and strength to take on the role of breadwinner as a child.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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The foundation of the hostel’s store was ruined by debris and mud flooded into the cabins, damaging furnishings, Wise said.Graham Hurley, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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And many large-scale Russian attacks -- such as Sunday's, which targeted Ukraine's power grid -- feature a combination of drones, and cruise and ballistic missiles aimed to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lorraine Longhi said her family has been overwhelmed with messages offering support.Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
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This education and research site has several trails that pass through wetlands, forests, marshes, and bogs (including one for pitcher plants).Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
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The wetland is a patchwork of swamps, bogs, marshes and open water surrounding two rivers – designated as one of three nationally significant sites in the government’s wetlands restoration program.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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What’s unfortunate is that WWE is in a booking pickle because Gunther and Rhodes could use the momentum-building win at Crown Jewel.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Poached from Chipotle at considerable expense, Niccol is in a pickle.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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And to sleep, some parrotfish engulf themselves in a mucus cocoon.Vox Staff, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
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The massive flames that engulfed the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge early Friday came from a fire at a playground below the bridge, according to the Cincinnati Fire Department.Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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To The End is an intimate glimpse into relationships, motivation and mortality, the sights and sounds of long-term friendship unearthing a fresh new conquest to overcome together.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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Decades later, the term is still used whenever British people need to overcome the odds.Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Long before downtown Elm Grove was developed, Underwood Creek was in its natural state as a long, winding channel that took up a lot of space and was surrounded by a wetland, Schindler previously told the Journal Sentinel.Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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This education and research site has several trails that pass through wetlands, forests, marshes, and bogs (including one for pitcher plants).Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
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President Joe Biden cast his vote for president Monday, and the outgoing commander in chief found himself in the rare predicament of waiting in line.Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
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Netto and Schindler take pains to point out the irony of Iris’ predicament: Iris has emerged from the emotionally catatonic state that she’s been in since the day of her son’s accident… just to wind up in a physically catatonic state at the site of her son’s accident.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Swamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swamp. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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