overcomes

present tense third-person singular of overcome

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcomes
Verb
  • Implementing more change than an organization needs unnecessarily complicates processes, overwhelms employees and increases costs.
    Manoj Balraj, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • This method overwhelms the media and exhausts many Americans who cannot easily absorb so much information at once.
    Jennifer Mercieca, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Minnesota would finish fifth if Memphis beats Denver and the Clippers beat the Warriors or if Denver beats Memphis and the Warriors beat the Clippers.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • If Memphis beats Denver on Friday and the Golden State Warriors beat the LA Clippers on Sunday, the Wolves will finish fourth and host Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The woman in question was identified as Renee Brown, a 36-year-old single mom who works two jobs, loves her kid, and never stops, à la Reba McEntire.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The rule does not get rid of the debt itself, but stops it from having an impact on a consumer’s credit worthiness.
    Joseph Choi, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Overcomes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcomes. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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