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as in devastated
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 flooded
to cover with a flood
that spring the massive runoff from melting snows overwhelmed the valley
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as in bewildered
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Recent Examples of overwhelmed
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Alarmed parents and overwhelmed school officials ultimately recruited authorities for help, and an investigation soon swept through the student body.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
The Chargers, in their first year under Harbaugh and Herbert, won 11 games and secured a playoff berth before Texans defenders overwhelmed their offense.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Set in 1968 suburbia, Father of Us follows five siblings caught between their magnetic but reckless father and their radiant but overwhelmed mother.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Alarmed parents and overwhelmed school officials ultimately recruited authorities for help, and an investigation soon swept through the student body.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
My stress tests might also have overwhelmed the Skylo phone.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
The Chargers, in their first year under Harbaugh and Herbert, won 11 games and secured a playoff berth before Texans defenders overwhelmed their offense.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overwhelmed
Verb
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Jeffco Public Schools Superintendent Tracy Dorland said she was devastated and angry about the shooting.—
Katie Langford,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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June’s death in May 2003 left the music legend devastated.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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More than $18 billion has flooded into more than 200 biotechnology companies touting AI to expedite development, with 75 drugs or vaccines entering clinical trials, according to Boston Consulting Group.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Friends and fans alike flooded the actor’s comment section with birthday wishes.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Everybody seems bewildered by this news, his own wife most of all.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Layered in cream, bruised, bewildered, bald.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Aug. 2025
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Dong-hwan also begins to suspect that his father, Yeong-gyu — a blind man who overcame his disability to raise him and become a master artisan — may be guarding secrets of his own.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Quarterback Austin Simmons threw for 235 yards as the Rebels overcame a 10-0 deficit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When deputies arrived, the plane was engulfed in flames.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Aamir Quereshi imaged the moon moments before it was engulfed in Earth's shadow over Pakistan, with a razor-thin crescent lit by bright sunlight.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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What To Know The RMT has scheduled staggered walkouts from Sunday through Thursday that will affect different staff groups on different days.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Like several quasi-independent regulatory agencies in the executive branch, the STB consists of five partisan board members with staggered five-year terms who oversee a staff.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Lions are also coming off a disappointing Week 1 performance, having gotten crushed, 27-13, by the Green Bay Packers.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Every other actor lends a sense of being crushed by the weight of events as well.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And in September 2024, Kyle Brinker, 33, drowned during an annual swim test at the swimming pool at the Gladstone Community Center.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Many Allied soldiers drowned, hit mines or were cut down by Nazi machine gun crossfire.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Overwhelmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overwhelmed. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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