as in main
coming before all others in importance
a matter that should be given overmastering priority by the incoming administration
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as in overwhelming
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overmastering
Adjective
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Sami Zayn won a Fatal 4-Way main event for the right to face Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026 -
This could happen especially with more hilly routes or ones not near main roads.—
Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Another trick is to work with multiple hues of the same color; layered tones add depth and variation without overwhelming the space.—
Mary Grace Granados
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026
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The combination of long and short shapes shows off the wearer’s waist and stops the fabric from overwhelming her figure.—
Alison Syrett Cleary,
InStyle,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This classic ranchera song was originally released in 1963 and is a metaphor for overcoming life’s difficult moments.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
23 Jan. 2026
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The first query was about injuries, a season-long theme both in terms of hard luck and overcoming adversity in a 13-6 season that included a wild-card playoff win.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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While an eight-game winning run saw Cherki, Foden and Haaland hit their devastating best, three frustrating draws against Sunderland, Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion were characterised by wastefulness in front of goal.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Group members want to see Bonta’s office take ownership of a review, as occurred in Hawaii after Maui’s devastating Lahaina fire.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Centuries ago, exhalations of humans and animals, in addition to that derived from natural processes such as decay and forest fires, may have been predominant.—
Beronda L. Montgomery,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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The normal response to the rise of a newly predominant power was for others to balance against it.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Organizations that delay action delay feedback, and over time, learning velocity, not initial strategy, becomes the dominant driver of performance.—
Matthew C. Meade,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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As his presence became more and more dominant, his work was treated less like music and more like a logo or a brand activation.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The primary driver now is its Infrastructure Solutions Group, which encompasses servers, storage, and networking — the vital equipment that fuels data centers.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Heavy snow, ice, and extreme cold will be the primary threats from Saturday night into Monday morning.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Cobo is recognized as a foremost expert on Latin music.—
William Earl,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
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From the jump, however, Denver didn’t just have confidence in what Payton could provide as a past Super Bowl winner and with his reputation as one of the game’s foremost offensive minds and quarterback developers.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Overmastering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overmastering. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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