as in to defeat
to achieve a victory over
an indomitable spirit that no amount of adversity could overmatch
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Recent Examples of overmatch
The Longhorns easily overmatch the Golden Lions in their return home.
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Dallas News, 10 Dec. 2022
But the youngest sibling appeared overmatched his first college season, failing to catch a pass while toiling as a run blocker who wore No.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2020
YouTube is filled with reels of the 18-year-old detonating on overmatched high schoolers, dropping out of the sky to pummel shots into the stands and weaving through traffic to score as if defenders were training cones.
—Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 10 Apr. 2020
The hype grew even more after a dominant college debut, scoring 28 points to go with 11 rebounds and three blocks in 22 minutes against overmatched South Carolina State.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 6 Apr. 2020
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Dallas News, 10 Dec. 2022
But the youngest sibling appeared overmatched his first college season, failing to catch a pass while toiling as a run blocker who wore No.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2020
YouTube is filled with reels of the 18-year-old detonating on overmatched high schoolers, dropping out of the sky to pummel shots into the stands and weaving through traffic to score as if defenders were training cones.
—Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 10 Apr. 2020
The hype grew even more after a dominant college debut, scoring 28 points to go with 11 rebounds and three blocks in 22 minutes against overmatched South Carolina State.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 6 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overmatch
Verb
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Burleson defeated beat Fort Worth South Hills 5-0 on Thursday.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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Four House members have lost primary bids for higher office, and another was defeated for renomination.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Hornets overcame foul trouble and a big free-throw discrepancy to win Tuesday.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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The actor mastered Charles' verbal and physical mannerisms — and played the piano and lip-synced with a fervor few actors have ever mustered.—
Devan Coggan,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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Using food as a motivator, Merlin mastered the buttons in record time.—
Seth Carnell,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Texas should spend ALL of Wednesday’s practice working on beating the press and staying out of the corner on inbounds plays.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Venezuela stunned the United States in the World Baseball Classic final, beating the Americans 3-2 for the country's first WBC title.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Hilary Swank bested her for the first two, while Natalie Portman and Emma Stone beat her out for the honor for the third and fourth time, respectively.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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This was a record turnaround among SpaceX launches from Space Coast launch pads at 2 hours and 54 minutes besting October’s double launch that saw a Falcon 9 launch at CCSFS just eight hours, 42 minutes after a Falcon Heavy launch at KSC.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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Unable to conquer his doubts about that idea, Oosterhoff eventually soured on anthroposophy too.—
Charles Lane,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
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Ben Wang delivers a breakthrough performance in the title role as a kid who tries to conquer his anxiety issues head-on by running for class president.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Overmatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overmatch. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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