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inundate

[in-uhn-deyt, -uhn-] / ˈɪn ənˌdeɪt, -ʌn- /


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Worryingly, Jones draws a close analogy with the present-day situation as he expects the deluge of planned IPO issuance this year, in the form of SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI, to inundate the market completely.

From MarketWatch Apr. 28, 2026

David Joyce, a Seaport Research Partners media analyst, said part of the reason Tubi has been able to capture audiences—especially young people—is because the platform is easy to use and doesn’t inundate viewers with ads.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

Mr Weston said "prolonged wet weather meant further rain had nowhere to go other than to inundate our ageing and fragile sewer network".

From BBC Jul. 15, 2025

News and social media feeds inundate us with dramatic scenes of immigration policing.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2025

“Can we not inundate this amazing young woman with our masculine vitriol on her birthday?”

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

Some areas of Florida have been hit with flooding as knee-deep water inundates some coastal towns.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2023

On March 15, brown floodwater inundates a large swath of land.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 22, 2023

Given that reality, a devastating storm that inundates a large number of structures could force the area to consider where it is safe to rebuild — and where it isn’t.

From Washington Post Sep. 26, 2022

“Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” for instance, is smart enough to keep dialogue to a minimum as it inundates the theater with sound and color.

From New York Times Dec. 30, 2021

During the rains, when its tributary rivers pour in thrice the usual quantity of water, it inundates an extensive tract, from which it retires in the dry season.

From Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa by Robert Huish

Sleepy villages that would normally never feature in a typical tourist itinerary have suddenly found themselves inundated with eclipse hunters from around the world.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

The floods have been particularly severe in parts of Upper Assam, where villages like Charing that do not usually flood have been inundated.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

On visiting day, Youngelson was inundated with appreciation from their families.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

“We are hyper-aware of what is said and written about us. We are inundated with so much information that, at times, we can’t tell what is true and what is false.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Elsewhere, bridges were being brushed aside and riverside towns inundated.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

But despite the clips inundating your Instagram feed, your chance of getting bitten is still small—less than one in four million, said Gavin Naylor, director of the University of Florida’s shark-research program.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

Pamela Bulahan is one of them, and she remember being 9 back in 1972, when one of those earthen barriers failed and water surged toward the town of Isleton, inundating streets.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 27, 2025

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.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2025

During those storms, floodwaters surged into the Tulare Lake Basin, submerging roads, breaking through levees and inundating farmlands, where workers rushed to move equipment to high ground.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2025

Water surged across the once-dry floor of the sink, inundating farms and settlements, eventually drowning four hundred square miles of desert and giving birth to a landlocked ocean.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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