inundate

In a cruel twist, a phenomenon that can inundate the Eastern U.S. can fuel heat, fire, and drought elsewhere.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

Raising the dam would inundate habitat along the McCloud.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

They bring a range of severe weather impacts including destructive winds, torrential flooding rainfall, and storm surges which can inundate coastal areas.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

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

It took about twenty minutes for the spindrift to inundate my bivvy sack—a thin nylon envelope shaped exactly like a Baggies sandwich bag, only bigger—to the level of the breathing slit.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2023

During heavy rain events, the water inundates the island.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 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

They are almost all employed in the innumerable cigar factories whose output inundates all Asia.

From The Boys of '98 by James Otis

McGovern said he is inundated with calls and emails from fund managers that seem to have few differences, but that the day gave him a connection to Carlyle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The intersection of Coast Highway and Broadway was inundated with water from big waves and high tides.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Every time I open TikTok lately, I’m inundated with Kalshi ads beckoning me to bet on “Dancing with the Stars.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

A massive landslide has partially blocked a river which passes through Chame, causing a temporary lake that has inundated houses and a key bridge.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The city was inundated with middle-class arrivals from the Midwest, especially in the years leading up to the Great Depression.

From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser

Seawater from Newport Harbor surged over seawalls and flowed onto city streets, inundating homes and businesses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The storm triggered widespread flooding across southern France on Tuesday, inundating streets and disrupting transport.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

He’s omnipresent, completely dominating coverage, constantly in front of cameras and inundating us with round-the-clock Truth Social posts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025

I kind of designed my content to be able to make it easily because I feel like my approach is just inundating you with Kev.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

The ancestors of modern speakers of Thai, Lao, and Burmese all moved south from South China and adjacent areas to their present locations within historical times, successively inundating the settled descendants of previous migrations.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond