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drowning

ADJECTIVE
sinking
Synonyms


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GOLDIN: There’s an overriding sense of lack of purposefulness and this drowning in content that you’re constantly being fed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Threats also remain from strong rip currents and large waves, which increase the risk of ocean drowning and could threaten to capsize small boats near shore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

On Amazon, you can get blue-blockers for $20—if you want to be a sucker whose eyes are drowning in other short-wavelength light!

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

An autopsy found Noah had died from drowning, with the tunnel he was found in heading towards Belfast Lough and its tides.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

And while he was less likely to get hurt than a living animal, drowning was one of the most dangerous dangers to undead creatures.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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