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overmastered

verb

past tense of overmaster

as in overwhelmed

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress the student was overmastered by the stress of taking the college placement test and broke down crying

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Wildfire smoke has overwhelmed large swathes of the Pacific Northwest, reaching hazardous levels in areas closest to active blazes.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
After leading the Hurricanes to the national championship game — a loss to Fernando Mendoza and Indiana — Beck wasn't overwhelmed by the national stage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

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The massacre devastated Wilmington’s flourishing Black middle class and sent a message of impunity to white vigilantes nationwide.

— Namara Smith, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
The Village, which survived the disaster even as much of the rest of the surrounding downtown commercial corridor was devastated, has undergone an extensive restoration.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026

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After two weeks, the zoo called off its rescue efforts, and the city (and some birders) cheered for the bird hero that overcame the odds.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
Against all odds, Flamengo overcame the multiple avian invasions to win the match 1-0.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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The Mercedes owner, Roland Vergel De Dios, was in Queens visiting family when his car’s rear windshield and trunk were crushed by the falling tree.

— Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
Rookie Chase DeLauter went 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Bailey crushed a home run in his 1-for-3 day at the plate.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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