overborne

verb

variants also overborn
past participle of overbear
as in 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 Synonyms for overborne
  1. overcome
  2. defeated
  3. conquered
  4. beaten
  5. taken
  6. dispatched
  7. stopped
Verb
  • These sessions have helped Ellis develop a better understanding of the challenges others have overcome.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The three-time AL MVP played just seven games after May 31 because of a fractured rib and the leg injury, an absence the team couldn't overcome.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of overcome
Verb
  • Samuel, or Samuil in Bulgarian, was a warrior emperor who battled the Byzantine Empire to expand his kingdom but was ultimately defeated and died shortly afterward in 1014.
    — COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The 1995 Jayhawks went 10-2 and defeated UCLA 51-30 in the bowl game.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of defeated
Verb
  • In a single generation, energy drinks have conquered the beverage world.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The title hints that the film will follow Aegon the Conqueror, who, along with his sister-wives Visenya and Rhaenys, invaded Westeros and conquered most of the Seven Kingdoms with the help of their dragons, Balerion, Vhagar and Meraxes.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of conquered
Verb
  • There’s a skate park for grommets, and for those who’ve been beat up in the waves, the option to call for a deeply therapeutic in-villa Balinese massage.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Hot weather and the FIFA World Cup packed out beer gardens, and in Britain, the night that England beat Panama was pubs’ busiest of the year, with card transactions five times the daily average, according to Barclays.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of beaten
Verb
  • Eco effort The property has taken strides to amp up its sustainability initiatives, which include recycling, supporting the local Hospitality in Action charitable organization, and changing menus based on what is seasonally and locally available.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • For the launch of Jo Malone London’s Raspberry Ripple Cologne on the Chinese duty-free island Hainan, for example, there was a photo booth where a portrait could be taken then put on a postcard and sent directly from the outpost.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of taken
Verb
  • The clerk for the Eastern District of Missouri, which issued the federal ruling, said the court had not ordered agents to be dispatched.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • One hour after finding Hamilton dead, police were dispatched to a house near campus and found Strang dead.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispatched
Verb
  • As referees stopped Charlie Adams’ corner kick to separate a pair of players in the box, Adams whispered for Barea to come closer.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Cougars were stopped at the UCF 3 on consecutive drives before Overmyer fumbled at the UCF 7 and into the end zone, recovered by the Knights.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of stopped
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“Overborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overborne. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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