Definition of overwhelming
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One reason is the deployment since 2013 of the Rangers, a tough paramilitary force that has used overwhelming firepower, plus encounters, to arouse fear.
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And public opinion polls have shown that an overwhelming majority of Brazilians support the investigations rattling the political class.
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The overwhelming majority of the charges have been aimed at Freeze's Ole Miss program, not Nutt's.
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Cvijovic has been there before, but the overwhelming majority of his teammates have not.
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The legislation cleared the Senate two weeks ago with 98 votes, an overwhelming margin that suggested the bill would speed quickly through the House and to Trump’s desk.
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The currents in the history of the West preoccupied with miscegenation and corruption of the blood are feeble in the face of the overwhelming tide of annexation, assimilation, and admixture.
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As a deep depression followed the mania, going to the grocery store became a monumental effort and overwhelming remorse clouded his thinking.
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Finding other variants that might contribute requires looking for clues in data on the 25,000 other human genes and their surrounding DNA—an overwhelming task for human investigators.
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First Known Use of overwhelming
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OVERWHELMING Defined for English Language Learners
overwhelming
playDefinition of overwhelming for English Language Learners
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: very great in number, effect, or force
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—used to describe something that is so confusing, difficult, etc., that you feel unable to do it
OVERWHELMING Defined for Kids
overwhelming
playDefinition of overwhelming for Students
1 : very great or strong an overwhelming majority
2 : very difficult or confusing an overwhelming task
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