inundating

verb

present participle of inundate
as in flooding
to cover with a flood water from the overflowing bathtub inundated the bathroom floor

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Recent Examples of inundating Meanwhile, the anti-40 and pro-42 campaigns are inundating voters on television, streaming services, in mailboxes, through online influencers and even in digital video games such as Sim City. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Rising sea levels with climate change are already inundating seaside roads, railways, and neighborhoods in California. — Justine Calma, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026 The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam -- Heavy rain caused flooding across parts of northern Vietnam on Thursday, disrupting travel, inundating homes and pushing several rivers above dangerous levels, authorities and state media said. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 According to officials, catastrophic flooding in January 1997 devastated the species, inundating Caswell Memorial State Park and roughly 70 square miles between Manteca and Tracy. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 Lettuce is causing explosive diarrhea, wildfire smoke is inundating city skies and parts of the country are scorching under brutal hot temperatures. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Nanos had told media outlets that complaints from neighbors had tripled and were inundating the department. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2026 Social media video showed snakes poking their heads above the muddy water inundating the village. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 Artificial intelligence is rapidly inundating health care, from systems that transcribe doctor-patient conversations to algorithms trained to spot anomalies in chest X-rays. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundating
  1. flooding
  2. engulfing
  3. overwhelming
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  • As high tide peaked Monday morning, water surged from Newport Harbor onto the streets of the Balboa Peninsula flooding some businesses in the Balboa Fun Zone.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That means Treasury will need to keep borrowing — a lot, flooding the market with bonds.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of flooding
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  • The protest movement has added to a sense of uncertainty and crisis engulfing France six months ahead of a presidential election that could usher in the first far-right government since World War II, led by Le Pen’s National Rally.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And liquid nitrogen could transform custard into ice cream in the blink of an eye, engulfing the table in a theatrical fog.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of engulfing
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  • The Arlington Heights Yellow Jackets (8-0, 4-0 District 4 5A-1) continued their dominant season Thursday night, overwhelming the Trimble Tech Bulldogs (4-3, 2-2 District 4 5A-1) 72-0 to remain undefeated.
    — Aliza Acuna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Western and workwear references ran through the lineup without overwhelming its sporty foundation.
    — Footwear News, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of overwhelming

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“Inundating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inundating. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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