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adjective

səb-ˈmərjd How to pronounce submerged (audio)
Definition of submergednext
as in underwater
living, lying, or occurring below the surface of the water submerged local roadways made for hazardous driving

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verb

past tense of submerge
1
as in flooded
to cover with a flood submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog

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as in immersed
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid submerge the tomatoes in boiling hot water for a few seconds and they will be easier to peel

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3
as in stifled
to refrain from openly showing or uttering learned to submerge her ego and became a better teammate for doing so

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Recent Examples of submerged
Adjective
The submarine departed from the Port of Kaohsiung for its latest testing mission, marking its 15th sea trial and ninth submerged navigation test. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026 Police also determined that the submerged van, which had the logo for Silver Taxi Cab Service of Waldorf, had gone missing in December 2014. — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Verb
Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water. — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026 The subs never actually submerged—passengers simply sat below the lagoon’s waterline—but the ride embodied a growing appetite for underwater tourism. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for submerged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submerged
  1. underwater
  2. flooded
  3. immersed
  4. stifled
  5. aquatic
  6. engulfed
  7. dipped
  8. suppressed
Adjective
  • The technology is an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) paired with its own seabed docking station.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
  • Its tendency to rapidly reproduce, forming dense colonies on underwater surfaces, can clog pipes, pumps and critical water infrastructure while disrupting local ecosystems.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of underwater
Verb
  • Through the risk of lightning, sticky humidity and a winding line filled with thousands of chanting fans, Argentine fans flooded Bayfront Park with a sea of blue jerseys.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
  • Social media was flooded with images and footage of guests making the pilgrimage to MSG.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • Even more surreal has been being immersed in it as part of The Star’s visual coverage.
    — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • This winning series captures a row of poplar trees planted along the banks of the River Po in Italy, which are natural guardians against flooding, now standing immersed in perfectly still water beneath soft, diffused light.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of immersed
Verb
  • Likewise, inventories of unsold wine have stifled any sense of buying urgency.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • After feeling stifled in the corporate world, Gaudin said Inches has given him the freedom to embrace his creativity and show other LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs that ownership is possible.
    — Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 24 June 2026
Definition of stifled
Adjective
  • Part of the Splash Jelly Drop collection, Tory Burch’s Mini Romy reworks one of the brand’s signature shapes into a bright aquatic blue that immediately calls to mind swimming pools and cloudless skies.
    — Sanika Achrekar, Glamour, 2 July 2026
  • Research examining toxins and microplastics in aquatic environments has raised concerns about their potential effects on these microscopic organisms and the broader marine ecosystem.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of aquatic
Verb
  • With no energy available to warm the planet to these temperatures, the team reasoned that the temperature must be a residual effect of prior warming either from being engulfed by the red giant or during an inward migration.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 July 2026
  • Polls show Democrats are the favorites to retake Congress heading into November, but the party is engulfed at the moment by a fierce debate about its ideologicl direction.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of engulfed
Verb
  • Wall Street was mixed in light trading early Thursday as chip stocks fell further and oil prices dipped near their levels before the Iran war began.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • The number of Tarrant County kindergartners vaccinated against measles dipped slightly last school year, according to the latest data.
    — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Definition of dipped
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  • The air force said that 37 missiles and 326 drones were shot down or otherwise suppressed, with impacts of 29 missiles and 18 drones reported across 34 locations.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • Security forces suppressed the protests in a bloody crackdown that killed thousands.
    — Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026
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