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as in to invade
to enter for conquest or plunder
waves of barbarians overran the Roman Empire during its long decline
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Recent Examples of overrun
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
Police calls have spiked more than 600%, city complaints surged, and residents say the former community anchor at 2800 W. Wright St. has been overrun by trespassers and garbage.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
On March 11, 1968, Vietnamese commandos overran the site in Laos with grenades and mortars, and the American men sought safety on a narrow ledge atop the mountain.
—Lauren Brensel, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025
In nearly identical claims, the attorneys alleged the city failed to maintain a safe runway safety area and runway protection zone at Falcon Field Airport and failed to install a form of barrier to prevent an aircraft from overrunning the runway and entering the public roadway.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
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Adjective
Vought had added that the building costs were overrunning with $700 million spent so far, though Powell confirmed the budget had been subject to Fed board approval each year—and has the legal power to levy its own budget surpluses to handle expenditures.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
Police calls have spiked more than 600%, city complaints surged, and residents say the former community anchor at 2800 W. Wright St. has been overrun by trespassers and garbage.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
On March 11, 1968, Vietnamese commandos overran the site in Laos with grenades and mortars, and the American men sought safety on a narrow ledge atop the mountain.
—Lauren Brensel, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025
In nearly identical claims, the attorneys alleged the city failed to maintain a safe runway safety area and runway protection zone at Falcon Field Airport and failed to install a form of barrier to prevent an aircraft from overrunning the runway and entering the public roadway.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrun
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Associated Press Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is a close ally of Putin, including in the years since the Russian leader invaded Ukraine.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, Trump, who typically blames Ukraine for having been invaded, configures Putin’s Russia as eager for peace, even though Moscow has spent the summer relentlessly attacking civilian targets in Ukraine and pushing to conquer more territory.—
MICHAEL KIMMAGE,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Iceland, like Nashville, is experiencing a tourism boom, with visitor numbers exceeding the local population.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Nominate it as one of America's Top Workplaces In the Cato survey, released August 7, only 9% of Americans correctly identified the maximum annual Social Security benefit, which exceeds $60,000, on a multiple-choice list.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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No mysteries plagued Preller this summer as far as which Padres positions needed upgrades ahead of the July 31 trade deadline.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Microbes could be redesigned to remediate poisonous perchlorates that plague the soil, opening the way for Eden-like gardens across expanding oases, and releasing oxygen in the process to slowly build up the atmosphere.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Thinning an overgrown area or bush can prevent it from becoming a mosquito oasis.—
Sharon Liao,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Aug. 2025
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The overgrown playground of the Kherson children's house (orphanage) where Russian forces allegedly took 46 children from, is seen on November 27, 2022, in Kherson, Ukraine.—
Irwin Redlener,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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The National Park Service said rangers had detected and raided this cultivation site in 2024, but were unable to rehabilitate the site until mid-August of this year due to the presence of hazardous chemicals.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
25 Aug. 2025
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In 2003, the Drug Enforcement Administration raided his home in California in connection with his bong company, Chong Glass, on charges of conspiracy to distribute drug paraphernalia.—
Will Yakowicz,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Though Starship was unable to achieve its most important objectives, the distance the vehicle traveled far surpassed the previous 2025 flights in January and March, when Starship exploded within minutes.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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The move comes as Muscat’s finances look sturdier: sovereign debt is down, IPO activity surpassed London in 2024, and the country is investing in green hydrogen and natural gas.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Exclude ants by baiting them at the base of your specimen infested with the fungus or apply Vaseline to the trunk of the tree or branches of the shrub in a two-inch wide band.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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Many units are poorly ventilated, windowless, and often infested with cockroaches, rats and bed bugs.—
Jared Formanek,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The road to the capital city of Roseau twisted and turned past dramatic sea cliffs and through thick, verdant forest—every turn a surprise.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Aug. 2025
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Take the verdant Monsieur Chic from designer Brett Johnson’s debut trio of parfums, named after a running joke his late wife, Sarah, would deploy when he got dressed up for date nights.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Overrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrun. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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