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inundate

verb as in drown, overwhelm

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Two back-to-back storms inundated large swathes of the country a week before.

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One public sector organisation in south Wales has told the BBC that while they're inundated with applications for roles like in HR or communications, attracting graduates for "specialist" roles had been challenging.

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As the storm brushed past Hong Kong, steep waves crashed into land, inundating coastal areas, alongside powerful winds and rain, leaving more than 60 people injured.

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He will tell them about the one player that, even on a team with Pujols and Torii Hunter, got inundated with requests to go somewhere or meet someone or sign something.

The 36-year-old public school teacher takes a paddle boat through the inundated streets nearly every day.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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