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Examples of overmatch in a Sentence
an indomitable spirit that no amount of adversity could overmatch
Recent Examples of overmatch from the Web
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They were often overmatched up front against the run, leaving the back end exposed.
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The Vikings will be outmanned, overmatched and on the road.
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Fill-in options Brock Holt, Josh Rutledge, Deven Marrero and Tzu-Wei Lin were overmatched as starters.
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Skinny: Kluber overmatched Frazier, who pulled off 0-2 pitch off outer edge.
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On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that the former Texas governor and overmatched presidential candidate is among the names under consideration to lead the agency.
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Though many eager players are betting on McGregor, he may still be overmatched against the boxing legend Mayweather, as the experts predict.
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But on Wednesday morning, the players seemed overmatched even before the game began.
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A night after tempers flared and manager Andy Green described a victory as the preferred response, the Padres were overmatched once again in Saturday’s 8-0 defeat at Petco Park.
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First Known Use of overmatch
14th century
overmatch Synonyms
Synonyms
best, conquer, defeat, dispatch, do down [British], get, get around, lick, master, overbear, overcome, beat, prevail (over), skunk, stop, subdue, surmount, take, trim, triumph (over), upend, win (against), worstAntonyms
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sweep; edge (out), nose out, pip [British]; annihilate, blow away, blow out, bomb, break, bury, clobber, cream, crush, drub, finish, flatten, overwhelm, rout, shellac, skin, slaughter, smoke [slang], snow under, thrash, trounce, upset, wallop, wax [slang], whip; cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed; knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, subjugate, unseat, vanquish; ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, excel, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcendNear Antonyms
fall, give up, go down, go under; collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, wash outLearn More about overmatch
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