swamp
noun
a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
has swamped
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present perfectof swamp (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Neither investors nor industry can get enough of the precious metal, while a glut of oil has swamped energy markets and depressed fuel prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
As in many places around the world, supply chains in Australia have been snarled as the Omicron variant has swamped a country that had largely contained the coronavirus for almost two years.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
The fifth wave of coronavirus infections has swamped rural hospitals in Washington, forcing them to transfer patients to Seattle and other more populated areas where hospitals are only slightly less crowded.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
The worst backups have stretched to 14 miles heading east and up to nine miles heading west, while spillover traffic has swamped local roads.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2019
Melchior's intemperance has swamped him, and his grandfather is growing old.
From Jean-Christophe, Volume I by Gilbert Cannan
