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submerge

[suhb-murj] / səbˈmɜrdʒ /


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Now that “Barrio Triste” is being unleashed, after it premiered at the Venice International Film Festival last year, Stillz wants to submerge himself in its synths more than its pixels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Another woman, whose surname is Huang, from the town of Yunbiao said it took just 10 minutes for floods to submerge villages in her area.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

First, the Coens submerge us headfirst into the cold netherworld of a Minnesota winter, where criminals hope that a dusting of fresh, frosty powder will cover their tracks.

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026

"But they are really flat yet prone to human-caused subsidence, so sustained sea level rise could submerge them really fast."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2025

The poison from the stingers makes me wobbly, but I find my way back to my own little pool and submerge myself in the water, just in case any wasps are still on my trail.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

But at night this thoughtful tenant farmer’s daughter sits in the servants’ hall and submerges herself in serious study.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

He submerges his full body into the frigid bubbling water for three chilly minutes, climbs out and hops into the warm whirlpool tub next to it for three minutes.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2023

"A Very British Scandal" exists to illustrate the double standard society applies to men and women in measuring individual culpability, although the Argylls' tenacious rancor submerges that point too often.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2022

Throughout, Estrada submerges herself in misery, often leaving the listener bereft.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2022

As I reload, Brutus flattens on the ground, rolls the few feet to the water, and submerges.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

"Our results shed new light on how much time Spinosaurus spent submerged, which could support the underwater hunting view," Gordon said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Third-generation farmer Sondre Eide keeps his fish in a submerged, sealed facility called Watermoon, roughly the size of 12 Olympic swimming pools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

A house next door had cracks in its side, and others had wooden decks falling into or submerged in the water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Months of dry weather and prolonged heat have revealed a bridge dating back to the Victorian times that had been submerged during the creation of a reservoir.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

He felt blissfully submerged into a new and yet familiar community.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

In 2022, a 30-metre-high garbage heap at a landfill in West Java's Cipayung triggered a landslide that entered a river, submerging a bridge to the neighbouring village.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

But it quickly caught fire on social media, where users have posted videos of themselves drinking a whole cup or submerging entire burritos in it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025

Heavy rainfall in India's financial capital Mumbai has disrupted the lives of millions of people, submerging roads and leading to flight and train cancellations.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025

For the next eight years, as if submerging into quicksand, I sank deeper into debt.

From Salon ● May 11, 2025

Darkness poured out, submerging the ways between the trees tin they were dim and strange as the bottom of the sea.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding


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