variants
also overborn
as in overcome
to achieve a victory over
that year the football team simply overbore opponent after opponent with steamroller ruthlessness
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Republicans will need Democratic support to overcome a 60-vote threshold to be able to pass the bill in the Senate.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025 -
For many of these mid-majors, this results in a talent drain that is difficult to overcome.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Scarlett Johansson has conquered the superhero franchise, been nominated for several prestigious awards and years ago made her way into Saturday Night Live’s prestigious Five-Timers Club.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Jan. 2025
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By contrast, Xinjiang was conquered in the mid-18th century by the Qing dynasty (around the same time the British were marching on India) and then claimed by the current People’s Republic of China after its formation in 1949.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Officers were dispatched to the 3000 block of Briery Street on Tuesday, March 11, after a 911 caller reported a small child had been locked in a car for over an hour, according to police.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2025
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At the end of October, the OCA then dispatched Burch and Robichau, the OCA priests and officials, from their South Carolina churches to attempt once again to take control the church property — the encounter that brought out nine police officers.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Down on the Farm showed that mixing pitches is a way to success, and Baseball Prospectus similarly found that changing velocities, shapes and pitch types can help a pitcher beat their projections.—
Eno Sarris,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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And, yes, Houston hasn’t beaten a team with a winning record in a month.—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Service is friendly but discreet, something the Swiss have mastered like few others.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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That that's something that's really, really hard to replicate, and he's really mastered it.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Overborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overborne. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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