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as in dominates
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 overwhelms
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
overpowered by fear of the unknown
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Recent Examples of overpowers
Taking care of her niece endows the narrator with purpose; love overpowers her.
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The frosting has an artificial-sweetener flavor that overpowers everything.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The frosting has an artificial-sweetener flavor that overpowers everything.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpowers
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This means that, today, dark energy dominates the Universe, while dark matter and normal matter play a sub-dominant role.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Oct. 2025
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China already produces more than 80% of the world’s solar panels, dominates global wind turbine manufacturing, and last year surpassed Japan as the leading exporter of electric vehicles.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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This figure motivates Butrich but also overwhelms her.—
Sabrina Weiss,
The Dial,
23 Sep. 2025
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If a disaster overwhelms state and local capacity, officials may request a presidential declaration, the agency said.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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However, the new fuel cell overcomes this challenge with its lightweight design.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Saginaw’s surge overcomes Boswell The Pioneers of Boswell dominated play in the opening half, building a 21-0 lead that looked rock solid behind a persistent defense and an offense balanced with good running and passing.—
Pat Wheeler,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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For Nawaf Abdulhadi, joy comes when the choir conquers a difficult phrase in perfect unison.—
Billboard Arabia,
Billboard,
22 Sep. 2025
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Private Music conquers the Top Hard Rock Albums chart for a second week in a row.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Americans are used to thinking about automation as something that devastates factory towns in the heartland.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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The novel is about three teenagers experiencing the joy and angst of their senior year in a New York City high school as the AIDS crisis devastates their community.—
Abdi Nazemian,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Park Soon-kwan, CEO of the battery maker Aricell, had been charged under the country’s industrial safety law, which subjects senior executives to prison terms of more than one year when found guilty in the event of fatal accidents.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
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Today, the Court needlessly subjects countless more to these exact same indignities.—
Dan Gooding
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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See video … WATCH CHARLIE HURT – Shutting the government down defeats the whole purpose of the Democratic Party.—
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FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mighty Bhima, strongest of the Pandava brothers, defeats Duryodhana by breaking his thighs and crushing his genitals with his mace, literally hitting him below the belt.—
Seamus Sullivan
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Overpowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpowers. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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