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submerge

[suhb-murj] / səbˈmɜrdʒ /


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Now that “Barrio Triste” is being unleashed, after it premiered at the Venice International Film Festival last year, Stillz wants to submerge himself in its synths more than its pixels.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Another woman, whose surname is Huang, from the town of Yunbiao said it took just 10 minutes for floods to submerge villages in her area.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

More typically and woefully, our parents submerge it.

From Salon Feb. 4, 2026

"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

When I first submerge my feet in the frigid water, they hurt so badly I yank them out again.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

But at night this thoughtful tenant farmer’s daughter sits in the servants’ hall and submerges herself in serious study.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

That inhibits its ability to sink, slowing the overturning circulation that submerges atmospheric carbon and instead leaving it near the surface, limiting the ocean's ability to absorb more of the greenhouse gas.

From Salon Apr. 3, 2023

According to a release, the design includes horizontal striping “that seemingly submerges the ‘S’ crest below the Navy stripe sea.”

From Seattle Times Oct. 20, 2022

Torrential floods in southern China have disrupted the lives of almost half a million people, as rising water submerges cars and houses.

From New York Times Jun. 23, 2022

I watch as a gargantuan sea monster breaks from the water, gives a squealing cry, and submerges once more.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

More disappointing is watching a role held aloft by Witherspoon’s charisma and unsinkable pep be submerged in attitudinal gloom despite Minetree’s best efforts.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

When he opened his eyes, he saw a once-familiar shoreline changing in real time, with swathes of previously submerged coral suddenly pushing above the waterline.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

So did the tar pulls, an interactive exhibit where visitors test their strength against levers submerged in buckets of asphalt.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

Most of the islands are, as Antelope was until this year, submerged reefs which in the past had no human settlements.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

In the bright rain-scrubbed air those portions of the landscape not still submerged looked cheerful, trim, and neat.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

But it quickly caught fire on social media, where users have posted videos of themselves drinking a whole cup or submerging entire burritos in it.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 18, 2025

Residents told Spanish media that by the time they received the mobile alert, muddy water was already surrounding their cars, submerging streets and pouring into their homes.

From Barron's Nov. 3, 2025

Videos shared online show a giant wave of water gushing through the area, submerging buildings along the path.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2025

For the next eight years, as if submerging into quicksand, I sank deeper into debt.

From Salon May 11, 2025

Team sport is all about grit and team, about submerging self.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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