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  • past participle of drown.
  • past tense form of drown.

drowned

ADJECTIVE
suffocated
Synonyms


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Parts of Orange County, still a vast agricultural Eden, were drowned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

But by the time it was over, clips of “Ted, you suck” drowned out everything the senator actually said about the Protect College Sports Act.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Chants of "Ole, Ole, Ole" drowned out Pili's ringwalk music before Taylor finally emerged to 'All Hail King Jesus', a nod to the faith she has spoken so openly about throughout her career.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The paper says the father who drowned with his partner and teenage daughter was a refugee who fled Palestine a decade ago.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

“What about the time you almost drowned trying to catch fish with that new kind of net you invented?”

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins




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