as in defeated
to achieve a victory over
an indomitable spirit that no amount of adversity could overmatch
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overmatched
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In a stunner, Hollis defeated Morgan Pope to win Part 3 of the three-part HOH competition.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Viktor Hovland, who had defeated Henley and Scheffler alongside teammate Robert MacIntyre with a 1-up score, was ruled out of the four-ball due to a neck injury.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Married Matt and Amber Barnett overcame a little bit of jealousy and a lot of credit card debt to cultivate a stable relationship.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mookie Betts overcame his past October struggles and was their steadiest presence.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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With 2020’s roguelike Hades, Supergiant Games mastered the hypnotic allure of the live-die-repeat cycle by making every attempt have meaning.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Bryant formed one of the elite QB/WR duos with Tony Romo, as the two mastered the back shoulder fade.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Corporate earnings continue to beat expectations, providing enough fuel for the market rally to continue at least until investors parse through third quarter earnings results in the coming months, Teal said.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The rest—including in May 2023, when Nvidia had the biggest positive earnings surprise a company has ever delivered, beating expectations handily and then offering a quarterly revenue forecast that was $4 billion above expectations—is history.—
Jim Cramer,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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With their wins, those three teams conquered a major challenge on their path toward a second straight College Football Playoff berth.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Today, the incredible deserted ruins of this once-powerful city, perched like a fortified eagle’s nest high in the mountains of southwestern Turkey, can be conquered by anyone willing to make the hike up here.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Overmatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overmatched. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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