as in to overcome
to achieve a victory over
that year the football team simply overbore opponent after opponent with steamroller ruthlessness
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Recent Examples of overbear
Following the shooting, cryptic posts were unearthed from Ortiz's social media channels and provided an eye-opening look at overbearing celebrity fans.
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 15 Mar. 2026
As the Auberge Collection portfolio's flagship, this stay amply delivers on its promise of luxury, with stunning grounds, immaculate rooms, a positively excellent restaurant and spa, as well as intuitive, never overbearing service.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Saddled with much of the dramatic heavy lifting, the score is overbearing partly out of necessity.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
Nonetheless, the charmless and overbearing Donovan wins over the ballet company’s board, with only dance instructor Olivia (Celestine Rae) and Harris voting against it.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 15 Mar. 2026
As the Auberge Collection portfolio's flagship, this stay amply delivers on its promise of luxury, with stunning grounds, immaculate rooms, a positively excellent restaurant and spa, as well as intuitive, never overbearing service.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Saddled with much of the dramatic heavy lifting, the score is overbearing partly out of necessity.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
Nonetheless, the charmless and overbearing Donovan wins over the ballet company’s board, with only dance instructor Olivia (Celestine Rae) and Harris voting against it.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overbear
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Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
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Its highly specialized strategy likely evolved to take advantage of the ant’s natural aggression and then overcome its defenses; the slingshot mechanism flings the ant from the foraging trail, reducing the risk that the spider will be swarmed by other workers, the researchers hypothesized.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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And the resounding manner of Burnham’s win – comprehensively defeating Reform weeks after Labour was routed in local elections – gives him considerable momentum too.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Scotland, which defeated Haiti 1-0 on the same field last Friday, likely would need to beat or draw Brazil in its group-stage finale in Miami to qualify for the Round of 32.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
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For resistance training, that may mean starting with lighter weights and mastering technique before increasing load.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Costco has mastered this equation for years.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Since the Labour Party took office in 2024, average weekly pay, adjusted for inflation and excluding bonuses, has inched up less than 1% to £494 ($651), according to the UK statistics office — hardly better than the growth since 2019.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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So Bauer heads back to Mexico City, continuing a journey that has taken him everywhere except the bigs.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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The Beatles have laid claim to this honor for decades, and the band may never be bested.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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The 44-year-old and her doubles partner, the 19-year-old Victoria Mboko, ended up besting the third seed in their opening match of the Queen’s Club tournament.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
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Bryson Stott's three-run homer highlighted Philadelphia's eight-run outburst in the ninth inning and the Phillies rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 14-9 on Tuesday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
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Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
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The most recent Low Carb Cruise featured a talk by an oncologist about diets and cancer, one by a cardiologist about metabolic and heart health and another by an internal medicine physician on conquering food addiction.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Not content with pioneering a whole new video format in North America through the ReelShort microdrama platform, Crazy Maple Studio founder and CEO Joey Jia now has his sights set on conquering Asia.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
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This set is subdued and classic, yet still ideal for the season.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
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Investors need to see traffic through the strait rise meaningfully in the coming weeks and months at a minimum to keep prices subdued.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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“Overbear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overbear. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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