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Recent Examples of overmatch Both countries are concerned that Chinese, Russian, or North Korean hypersonic weapons, with blistering fast flight speeds, could overmatch existing defenses. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2023 The Longhorns easily overmatch the Golden Lions in their return home. 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 See All Example Sentences for overmatch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overmatch
Verb
  • Steph Talbot scored 19 points as Australia defeated Puerto Rico 70-54 to get its campaign off to a winning start.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Leipzig scenes are both ephemeral and integral; later, Taro will speculate that if the Germans had had the same revolutionary zeal as the Spanish, Hitler might have been defeated.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Augusto, Marrero, Hernández and countless others have little choice but to figure things out which, in Cuban parlance, means overcoming whatever obstacle is placed in their way.
    Juan Carlos López, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • McKee, 75, will also have to overcome simmering anger over a bridge repair project that has dragged on longer than expected.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For a position that requires so much experience to master, playing quarterback can be an old man’s game.
    Jeff Howe, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Knowing how to apply lipstick is one of those essential beauty skills worth mastering, alongside nailing how to apply cream blush and perfecting your base.
    Emma-Jade Stoddart, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Jake Burger homered twice and Ezequiel Duran had his 12th game this season with at least three hits as Texas rallied from two four-run deficits to beat Tampa Bay.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Watson was at the center of one of Week 1’s biggest upsets as the Minutemen won at Rutgers to break a 16-game losing streak and beat an FBS opponent for the first time since 2023.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Having created this monster, Hansen now has to feed it; going up against Lost, To Catch a Predator needs to best itself every week.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The result—just the latest in a recent flurry of cases where a major technology company has bested American antitrust efforts—raises fresh questions about what will actually succeed in halting Big Tech’s outsized power and influence.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Until that point, Birmingham had looked dangerous, conquering the space vacated by City’s adventurous full-backs (in fact, Oceane Hurtre robbed a dithering Jade Rose on the edge of stoppage time for a consolation goal).
    Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Back then, Below Deck hadn’t yet launched in the Mediterranean, the Housewives hadn’t yet conquered Potomac, and there were no Traitors, Summer House, or Mormon Wives to speak of.
    Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Overmatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overmatch. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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