swamp
noun
a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
have swamped
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present perfectof swamp.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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Torrential rains that have swamped the region on and off in recent weeks have eased and the weather was clear in the previous three days, Macapili said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
Cases have swamped pediatric units across the United States.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
Floods have swamped roads, forced school closures and cut power to 3,000 houses and businesses.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2022
Suspects have swamped courts with more than two dozen legal cases seeking Bitar's removal over alleged bias and "grave mistakes", leading to several suspensions of the probe.
From Reuters ● Dec. 7, 2021
His tone would have swamped any other man.
From Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance of an Old-Fashioned Gentleman by F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn
