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as in dominated
to bring under one's control by force of arms
the invading army overpowered the countryside with lightning speed
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as in overwhelmed
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
overpowered by fear of the unknown
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Recent Examples of overpowered
The naked man put up a good fight, but was overpowered and brought to the Arend, Roggeveen’s flagship.
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Their goal overpowered everything else.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Livingston's team even looked for the spectral features of these outflows from the planets, but their signal is overpowered by the strong stellar winds.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The number of Purdue fans in Galen Center on Saturday afternoon overpowered their USC hosts.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
Mary Star had overpowered Palisades with its running game out of an 11-personnel look.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
But their voices were largely overpowered by those of the anti-ICE protesters.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
However, Braddy overpowered two officers — and escaped a third time.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
But these are, unfortunately, overpowered by notes that are unappealing, like tannic oak, bitter licorice, wet tobacco, menthol, and—not to be too rude to the whiskey or to anyone’s pet—the smell of wet dog.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Their goal overpowered everything else.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Livingston's team even looked for the spectral features of these outflows from the planets, but their signal is overpowered by the strong stellar winds.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The number of Purdue fans in Galen Center on Saturday afternoon overpowered their USC hosts.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
Mary Star had overpowered Palisades with its running game out of an 11-personnel look.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
But their voices were largely overpowered by those of the anti-ICE protesters.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
However, Braddy overpowered two officers — and escaped a third time.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
But these are, unfortunately, overpowered by notes that are unappealing, like tannic oak, bitter licorice, wet tobacco, menthol, and—not to be too rude to the whiskey or to anyone’s pet—the smell of wet dog.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpowered
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Tenerife, dominated by Mount Teide, contains some of Europe’s highest vineyards and a wide range of wine styles.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Like last year, AI dominated the conference.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
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Ketter said the volume of traffic temporarily overwhelmed DreamHaven's website.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The company said the influx briefly overwhelmed its servers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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The build has felt oddly subdued for much of the month, largely because the focus shifted toward promoting the quarterly Peacock special instead.—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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All this, while equity indexes have held near record highs, corporate-debt spreads are subdued and bond-market volatility remains sleepy.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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One night after the Warriors snapped Minnesota's 103-game streak of scoring at least 100 points — the third-longest in NBA history — the Timberwolves overcame a cold start from the floor and 23 turnovers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The sonic boom barrier With the new electromagnetic rail system, engineers overcame a persistent barrier to reliable supersonic performance.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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The tournament of Ashford takes place in 209 AC (short for After the Conquest, when Aegon Targaryen conquered Westeros), while Ned Stark’s execution happens in 298 AC.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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And having already successfully conquered so many cable-style reality formats (docuseries, food shows, dating experiments), the streamer is now aiming its programming artillery — and algorithm — at one of the few remaining formats still dominated by broadcast networks such as ABC and NBC.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2026
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When 30-year-old Youssif Naim went missing earlier this month, leading to a community-wide search that ended when his body was found near Hines Park, like many others, Yasmeen Hamed was devastated.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Needless to say, at this time we are all devastated and simply trying to cope with this tragic news.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Smart’s captors subjected her to rape daily, something that drove her to the point of contemplating suicide.—
Stephanie Kaloi,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Once the material was made, the team subjected it to a battery of tests.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Jan. 2026
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The Houston Texans defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-6 in the final game of the wild card round of the playoffs on Monday in what might be the end of the Aaron Rodgers era in the NFL.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Panthers were defeated by the Los Angeles Rams, 34-31, on Saturday in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs.—
Mike Kaye
January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Overpowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpowered. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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