1
as in to flood
to cover with a flood
whole villages drowned by the rampaging river
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2
as in to soak
to wet thoroughly with liquid
drowned the carpet with shampoo, and so it took forever to dry
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3
as in to wet
to make wet
cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce
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The first of these provoked not boos exactly but a kind of generalized clamor that temporarily drowned out Harris’s words.
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Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
While it’s revealed in the show that Abby purposefully drowned Merritt to protect her own baby’s future inheritance, leading to her arrest, the book ends with the police declaring Merritt’s death an accident.
—Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
The health industry is drowning in data and the volume is growing exponentially.
—Brad Porter, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Any smattering of Angels fans who chose to boo him were drowned out by the grateful Angels fans and the Dodgers fans.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 4 Sep. 2024
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Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
While it’s revealed in the show that Abby purposefully drowned Merritt to protect her own baby’s future inheritance, leading to her arrest, the book ends with the police declaring Merritt’s death an accident.
—Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
The health industry is drowning in data and the volume is growing exponentially.
—Brad Porter, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Any smattering of Angels fans who chose to boo him were drowned out by the grateful Angels fans and the Dodgers fans.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Drown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drown. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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