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

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

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

“Can we not inundate this amazing young woman with our masculine vitriol on her birthday?”

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

“But what we’ve seen with these extreme weather events is so much liquid gets into the well that it completely inundates the system and then the pumps no longer function,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023

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

The ancient capital of Hadiyah shares with Zebid in Yemen, the reputation of being an Alma Mater, and inundates the surrounding districts with poor scholars and crazy "Widads."

From First Footsteps in East Africa by Sir Richard Francis Burton

CSBC, which has built warships for Taiwan for more than five decades and is building the island’s first submarine, has been inundated with potential collaborators offering drone technology and in need of shipbuilding know-how.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 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

Incident command was ultimately forced to relocate three times, as command posts were inundated with fleeing residents and eventually the fire itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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

In the aftermath of my article, I was inundated with skeptical e-mails.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

But despite the clips inundating your Instagram feed, your chance of getting bitten is still small—less than one in four million, said Gavin Naylor, director of the University of Florida’s shark-research program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Pamela Bulahan is one of them, and she remember being 9 back in 1972, when one of those earthen barriers failed and water surged toward the town of Isleton, inundating streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2025

As the storm brushed past Hong Kong, steep waves crashed into land, inundating coastal areas, alongside powerful winds and rain, leaving more than 60 people injured.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025

Water surged across the once-dry floor of the sink, inundating farms and settlements, eventually drowning four hundred square miles of desert and giving birth to a landlocked ocean.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer