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engulfed

VERB

absorb, overwhelm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bury consume encompass envelop flood immerse inundate overrun overwhelm plunge submerge swamp

STRONG

deluge drown engross imbibe overflow whelm

WEAK

swallow up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dry neglect uncover underwhelm

Example Sentences

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The AI reality distortion field has engulfed more than the Mag-7.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

But Americans who think the process abroad will always meet the standards they are accustomed to can find themselves unexpectedly engulfed in a quagmire of complications.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

With Lebanon, again, engulfed by war, I remember a meeting I had with President Joseph Aoun at the Baabda Palace, a modernist building at the top of a hill overlooking Beirut last August.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Images released by Ukrainian emergency services showed a building whose upper floors were engulfed in flames.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

“People work inside it and build businesses on top of it and are engulfed in the entertainment it offers. They want to use it.”

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu