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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

“We just kind of inundate her with support, but her son wants his dad back,” said Tucker.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2025

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

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

A second flash flood within two weeks inundates Las Vegas, making 2022 the city’s wettest monsoon season in a decade.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2022

Loire, the largest river in France, 630 m., rises in the Cévennes, flows northwards to Orleans and westward to the Bay of Biscay, through a very fertile valley which it often inundates.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by P. Austin Nuttall

A GNS Science review of the 2011 disaster reported a 96% survival rate among people in inundated areas and highlighted the importance of education and evacuation procedures.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

Rescue efforts had been under way for days at the site, a hydropower installation on the Trishuli River, which was inundated in last week’s flood.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

“You can’t go to Boyle Heights without being inundated with flies, and the streets are inundated with rats,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Tracy Sweetland-Hodges, who works for the charity, said demand had "doubled if not tripled" and its two support workers were "inundated every morning with a long list of referrals from across the borough".

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Adding it to water and active bacteria would quickly get it inundated, replacing any population killed by the Toilet of Doom.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

When the trunk line ruptured early Thursday morning, millions of gallons of water gushed down Holloway Drive, inundating businesses and flooding underground parking garages.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 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

In Toshima village, some residents have been sleep-deprived and tired, authorities said, as they urged the media to stop inundating locals with queries.

From BBC Jul. 3, 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

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




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