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inundated

[in-uhn-dey-tid, -uhn-] / ˈɪn ənˌdeɪ tɪd, -ʌn- /
ADJECTIVE
awash
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"We were just out the front ready to leave for the town and inundated with a number of police cars coming along," he said.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

"The major changes that we are seeing are sea-level rise. We are starting to see new places are getting flooded or inundated."

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

With the race cars stripped of fenders and windshields, their drivers were inundated and miserable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

She said that the group had been inundated with requests for help, but that as the true cost of rebuilding becomes clear, the group realizes it can help only so many people.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

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

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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