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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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2
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
During our bass outing, Wing continually rammed submerged stumps and sent Dunn and his equipment sprawling. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026 Place the bag, or bags, of fish in a large bowl of cold water and weigh down the bag(s) with a plate to keep them submerged. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
The Danish director’s Pusher trilogy (which was restored and rereleased last year) had been handheld, hyperrealistic, and savage; Drive, on the other hand, was ethereal and moody, its characters submerged, their delivery precise. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Put the steak in a baking dish and cover with about three-quarters of the marinade, making sure the meat is completely submerged. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 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 missiles were launched on October 14, and the test was reportedly designed to assess the operational readiness of underwater combat systems and improve the navy’s ability to carry out strategic missions, according to North Korea.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The water level of the 90-year-old reservoir has dropped, exposing areas that were previously underwater.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of underwater
Verb
  • The grand staircase was covered in 6 inches of ice and the basement was flooded with 4 feet of water.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While outside spending in support of Paxton has flooded the Texas airwaves with ads, Talarico's campaign itself has outpaced Paxton's in fundraising from donors eager for Texas to forgo its solidly Republican title.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • From there, Moton was onto the hospital and immersed in a medical odyssey.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The mix of modern and vintage aims to make customers feel fully immersed in the world of Coach.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of immersed
Verb
  • With good pitching come easier games, better matchups, and stifled hitters.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • How often are the voices of people coming home from prison stifled?
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of stifled
Adjective
  • Too aquatic for roads, yet too terrestrial for boats, boglands remain some of the most remote and difficult landscapes to access.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The park has a wide variety of birds, Harding said, as well as coyotes, foxes and aquatic animals such as frogs and turtles.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of aquatic
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  • In 2024, the main nationwide entrance examination for medical schools was engulfed in controversy over a slew of irregularities, including the advance leak of the exam’s questions.
    — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
  • These poignant and revealing journals cover the years after the financial disaster that engulfed Scott.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of engulfed
Verb
  • Before giving up law completely, Ponder still dipped her toes in the craft, pulling double duty as a trial lawyer by day and moonlighting in projects like Danielle Ponder & the Tomorrow People by night.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Wells Fargo shares dipped 2% Tuesday after the bank reported mixed third-quarter results.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of dipped
Verb
  • The flip side of this is that more hectic environments, like a busy cafe, aren’t so easily suppressed.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Those odds are still likely suppressed by the notion the Fed will avoid raising rates just before an election.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of suppressed

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