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as in defeated
to achieve a victory over
the baseball team finally overcame their opponents in the 13th inning
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as in overwhelmed
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
already under stress, she was overcome by news of a death in the family
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Recent Examples of overcame
Keldon Johnson had 27 points, Victor Wembanyama added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists from Luka Doncic to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-91 on Wednesday night.
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CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
In 2017, for instance, prosecutors in Contra Costa overcame an insanity defense by William Shultz, who murdered a 9-year-old Discovery Bay boy during a sleepover and blamed it on a delusion about an impending World War III.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
In the quarterfinal, Ole Miss overcame a 21-12 deficit against Georgia, outscoring the Bulldogs 20-10 in the fourth quarter for a 39-34 win.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
Despite the toy now being out of sight, scientists say most of the gifted dogs overcame this challenge and successfully learned the new labels.
—Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
In the first half, Rogers scored 20 of Little Rock Christian's 31 points, including 16 in the second quarter as the Lady Warriors (12-5) overcame an 18-13 deficit before tying the game at 22-22.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
Minnesota was locked in defensively from the jump and overcame a slow shooting start to run away from the Heat in the second half.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
Tim overcame his fear of screwing up again and asked Lucy to move in.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
Mamdani overcame on the campaign trail to become NYC's next mayor.
—FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
In 2017, for instance, prosecutors in Contra Costa overcame an insanity defense by William Shultz, who murdered a 9-year-old Discovery Bay boy during a sleepover and blamed it on a delusion about an impending World War III.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
In the quarterfinal, Ole Miss overcame a 21-12 deficit against Georgia, outscoring the Bulldogs 20-10 in the fourth quarter for a 39-34 win.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
Despite the toy now being out of sight, scientists say most of the gifted dogs overcame this challenge and successfully learned the new labels.
—Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
In the first half, Rogers scored 20 of Little Rock Christian's 31 points, including 16 in the second quarter as the Lady Warriors (12-5) overcame an 18-13 deficit before tying the game at 22-22.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
Minnesota was locked in defensively from the jump and overcame a slow shooting start to run away from the Heat in the second half.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
Tim overcame his fear of screwing up again and asked Lucy to move in.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
Mamdani overcame on the campaign trail to become NYC's next mayor.
—FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcame
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The Houston Texans defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-6 in the final game of the wild card round of the playoffs on Monday in what might be the end of the Aaron Rodgers era in the NFL.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Panthers were defeated by the Los Angeles Rams, 34-31, on Saturday in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs.—
Mike Kaye
January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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Those bold trunks of synapses, instead of the sleek connections most people have, mean that Kaylie can be overwhelmed by the flood of input coming her way.—
Becky Quick,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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Indiana overwhelmed Alabama 38-3 in the Rose Bowl as Mendoza passed for 192 yards and three touchdowns.—
Charles Odum,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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He's mastered this over the years.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
12 Jan. 2026
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Few people have mastered the art of quietly luxurious style as well as Gwyneth Paltrow, and a quick scroll through her Instagram page proves it.—
Melony Forcier,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Though not every gallery has reopened since hurricanes devastated the island, the community brought back the Matlacha Art Walk in 2025.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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There had been an influx of increasingly cataclysmal news out of Gaza, and Ben Hania made efforts to stay as informed as possible, but Hind’s innocent voice devastated her anew.—
Sonia Rao,
Washington Post,
10 Jan. 2026
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But the systems that conquered chess and Go were purpose-built for those specific games, unlike general-purpose systems like Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Skinny Pedro had conquered for each man in the camp the sacred right to choose how to confront his own death.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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John and Noah were homeschooled by Andrea, who taught them to read and do math, and occasionally took them on field trips, per Rusty.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Working in a collaborative effort with the South San Francisco Police Department, deputies from took the suspect — a 24-year-old man — into custody.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Two teenage girls are charged with kidnapping a teenage boy after allegedly luring him into a basement and beating him for three hours in early November.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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Josh Doan scored, Colten Ellis made 30 saves in his first game in a month and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Thursday night to give them 12 victories in their past 13 games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Los Angeles Police Department could not immediately provide details of his arrest, but NBC4 reported that Sutherland allegedly got into an altercation with a ride-hailing driver, and was booked on suspicion of criminal threats.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The whole experience somehow got even more embarrassing when a group of women at the restaurant approached him afterwards.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Overcame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcame. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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