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inundated in English:

1. flooded


The market was flooded with imports.
Tsunamis swept through rice fields and flooded the towns.
The counterfeit bills flooded the market over the weekend.
Many roads and fields were flooded.
The river flooded a large area.
The river flooded the entire region.
Many roads are flooded. As a result there are long delays.
Anything like a road was covered with water that had flooded out of the river.
The stadium was flooded with baseball fans.
My job is to explore flooded caves.
The street to school was flooded and we had to go around.
If Sarah Palin is elected president, Canada will be flooded with American immigrants.
The office is flooded with fan letters for him.
Marriage proposals flooded in.

English word "inundated"(flooded) occurs in sets:

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2. overwhelmed


Tom's overwhelmed.
be overwhelmed by something, be overwhelmed with something
More and more people these days are getting overwhelmed by housing loans.
The stench of rotting flesh overwhelmed us as we entered the room.
I'm overwhelmed with work at school. I don't think I can finish it all.
For the first time in her life she felt overwhelmed
I was so overwhelmed with all my homework, I was sure I wouldn't be able to cope.
Josh was overwhelmed with guilt. She was overwhelmed by emotion when she heard the news.
When introverts are in overly stimulating environments (too loud, too crowded) they tend to feel overwhelmed.
Tepper stood frozen for a moment, and Mennis thought the shock of it all migh have overwhelmed him.
I've got so much homework to do that I feel really overwhelmed.
I just don’t know what to say. I’m overwhelmed with emotion.
That worked out to about 10 to 1, which left some women saying they felt overwhelmed.
Even with all their help, there were days when I felt overwhelmed.
Mom-and-pop bakeries were overwhelmed by supermarkets.

3. flood


The flood damaged some houses in the neighbourhood but thankfully it quickly subsided.
Because of the flood, it was a bad rice-harvest.
We provided the flood victims with food and clothing.
A flood is when everything becomes covered with water.
A flood is when there is too much water in a river and it comes onto the streets or fields.
Fear flooded him
Low-lying lands will flood. This means that people will be left homeless and their crops will be destroyed by the salt water.
I don't know who my ancestors are. Our papers got lost during the Flood.
if an area floods, large amounts of water pour in, for example after there has been a lot of very heavy rain or if a water pipe bursts
Our washing machine broke down yesterday and flooded the kitchen.
A flood is an enormous amount of water. If the street is full of water, it's flooded. Too much of anything can also be called a flood.
Kelsier did as requested, pushing the door closed and stemming the flood of white mist.
Parts of the ship could be flooded to create giant fish tanks.
What does it feel like when your brain is flooded with oxytocin?
As you know, Europe has, once again, been struck by a flood disaster.