Thesaurus results for OVERMASTERED

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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Christian McCaffrey became the fourth-fastest player in the Super Bowl era with 100 career touchdowns, Brock Purdy played a near-perfect game and the 49ers overwhelmed the Miami Dolphins 35-13 on Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Then there is smell, dulled by our reliance on artificial fragrance; and sound, overwhelmed by notification pings.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026

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The region was also among those most severely affected by the February 2023 earthquakes that devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
The horrors for women and girls are prevalent everywhere, Theron said, but her native South Africa is particularly devastated by it.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

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The Packers also overcame a scary start when wide receiver Jayden Reed and right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele were carted off the field with injuries on consecutive plays on the opening drive.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Earlier Sunday, Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz overcame Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic 7-5, 6-2 to hand Zverev the opportunity to send Germany to the Final 8 in Bologna, Italy, in November.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

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But there are more than 600 unopened scrolls, and many in the Naples library are crushed and in fragments.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Below, during a spoiler conversation with THR, Abrams also discusses the 150-pound blood bag that nearly crushed him during his sprint through snowy Raccoon City.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

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