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be swallowed up

VERB

disappear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon depart die die out dissipate dissolve escape evaporate expire fade flee fly go leave melt perish recede retire retreat sink wane withdraw

STRONG

abscond clear decamp dematerialize disperse ebb end evanesce exit pass vacate vamoose

WEAK

be done for be gone be lost be no more cease to exist come to naught drop out of sight end gradually evanish fade away go south leave no trace melt away pass away take flight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance appear be born begin coagulate come continue enter face fight forge grow improve increase keep meet remain rise solidify stay strengthen wait

WEAK

arrive come in

VERB

merge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb blend combine consolidate fuse incorporate join meld unite

STRONG

amalgamate assimilate cement centralize coalesce compound conglomerate converge intermingle intermix marry meet mingle mix network pool submerge synthesize tag

WEAK

become lost in become partners come aboard deal one in hitch on hook up immerge interface join up line up melt into plug into slap on tack on team up throw in together tie in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disconnect disjoin disperse divide part separate

STRONG

scatter unmix

Example Sentences

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“I just think they need to be more effective at explaining the science in a way that can be swallowed up by the masses.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

But that distrust could make it easier for the island to be swallowed up.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Ms Robison said much of that would be swallowed up by increased pay for NHS staff, and the funding would not follow through to the next financial year.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2023

The photos circulating on social media looked dramatic, as if Dodger Stadium might be swallowed up by Hilary’s floodwaters.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2023

“Please,” she said again, thinking she might be swallowed up in the woman’s eyes, the moonlight.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

be swallowed up

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