submerge
Example Sentences
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"But they are really flat yet prone to human-caused subsidence, so sustained sea level rise could submerge them really fast."
From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025
The implication of Zandi’s research is that the national economy would submerge under the waves if either of these two gigantic state economies were to falter.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 11, 2025
I really wish that I had that time to submerge myself that way, but I didn't.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024
Once built, the dam's reservoir would submerge an area that is culturally and religiously significant to Tibetans, and home to several villages and ancient monasteries containing sacred relics.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024
If it rose too high, the water would submerge and kill shore plantings.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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