drowned

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Glass vases with metallic finishes of unnatural blue, green and gold are drowned in palm leaf motifs, ready to be flowered.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The U.S. blockade of the strait drowned out any negative market impact from the move.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Despite the search and an inquiry that concluded he was "lost at sea believed killed or drowned", Jones' name does not appear on official missing persons' databases.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The man who found Zac’s body had earlier been wrongly suspected in the death of another young man who had drowned in the Thames.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Instead, she turned to look at the drowned man.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall