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as in overcomes
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
just the thought of how much work there is to do overwhelms me
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as in engulfs
to cover with a flood
that spring the massive runoff from melting snows overwhelmed the valley
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Recent Examples of overwhelms
Implementing more change than an organization needs unnecessarily complicates processes, overwhelms employees and increases costs.
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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
Kalani Brown scores 21 points and top-seeded Baylor overwhelms much smaller Texas Southern 119-30, the most lopsided women’s NCAA Tournament game.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
However, Conquest overwhelms her, cleaves her jaw off and punches a hole through her stomach in mere seconds.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
During rainstorms, runoff sometimes overwhelms the plant’s sewage treatment system, dumping a mixture of sewage and storm runoff directly into the Pacific Ocean – an event known as a combined sewer overflow.
—Robin Kundis Craig, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
If Zoho Books’ robust suite of features overwhelms you, the simplicity of Wave might feel more comforting than constraining.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
King believes that its earthy, functional energy has renewed relevance at a time when technology surrounds and often overwhelms us.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
Additionally, the export of secondhand clothing to these regions often overwhelms local waste management systems and disrupts indigenous textile markets, perpetuating a cycle of dependency and environmental degradation.
—Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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
Kalani Brown scores 21 points and top-seeded Baylor overwhelms much smaller Texas Southern 119-30, the most lopsided women’s NCAA Tournament game.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
However, Conquest overwhelms her, cleaves her jaw off and punches a hole through her stomach in mere seconds.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
During rainstorms, runoff sometimes overwhelms the plant’s sewage treatment system, dumping a mixture of sewage and storm runoff directly into the Pacific Ocean – an event known as a combined sewer overflow.
—Robin Kundis Craig, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
If Zoho Books’ robust suite of features overwhelms you, the simplicity of Wave might feel more comforting than constraining.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
King believes that its earthy, functional energy has renewed relevance at a time when technology surrounds and often overwhelms us.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
Additionally, the export of secondhand clothing to these regions often overwhelms local waste management systems and disrupts indigenous textile markets, perpetuating a cycle of dependency and environmental degradation.
—Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Overwhelms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overwhelms. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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