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as in devastated
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
just the thought of how much work there is to do overwhelms me
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as in flooded
to cover with a flood
that spring the massive runoff from melting snows overwhelmed the valley
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Recent Examples of overwhelmed
Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026
Displaying Too Many Small Decor Pieces Don’t let your living room become overwhelmed with stuff, Williams says.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Expectations have overwhelmed previous coaches.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
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Adjective
At the same time, many leaders report feeling overwhelmed, reactive and stretched thin.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026
Displaying Too Many Small Decor Pieces Don’t let your living room become overwhelmed with stuff, Williams says.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
Verb
That excitement has overwhelmed the market’s judgment.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Expectations have overwhelmed previous coaches.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overwhelmed
Adjective
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Karl-Anthony Towns, who was on the podium with him, took off his glasses and looked at his teammate with a bewildered expression.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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Everyone was so relieved to see how bewildered everyone else was that the feeling in this place was almost festive.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Let’s hope that wisdom returns today to support humanitarian aid for war devastated nations.—
William Lambers,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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Meanwhile, Mason was left devastated, according to his parents.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Pasadena City Councilmember Rick Cole said the city's nonemergency line was flooded with calls from people confused about what was happening.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The dam failure, later blamed on poor design, flooded five counties and inundated more than 300 square miles, with water traveling 155 miles downstream, according to the Association of State Dam Safety Officials.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Freeman envisioned the steep bluff as a natural amphitheater and arranged the villas on staggered terraces that hug the headland to ensure unobstructed ocean views over the roofs below.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The Philadelphia 76ers and a staggered Joel Embiid in the second.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
Verb
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The Miami Hurricanes overcame the first-inning implosion on Saturday night, one in which poor pitching from AJ Ciscar and poor defense behind him allowed the Florida Gators to score six runs in the winner’s bracket game in the Gainesville Regional of the NCAA tournament.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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La Mirada scored two runs in the fifth inning, but Escobar closed out well and overcame walking five batters.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Georgie was engulfed in smoke and flames.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2026
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Video released by the military on social media shows a small vessel floating in the ocean before it’s hit and engulfed in a fireball.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Before long, security surrounded the former fan favorite and dragged him out of the arena in handcuffs as stunned fans watched.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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In 2019, when Cattelan unveiled the work at the Art Basel Miami art fair in Florida, performance artist David Datuna grabbed the banana from the wall, before peeling and eating it in front of hundreds of stunned fair attendees.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Two innings later, Lopez crushed his three-run blast.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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After more than five innings of the Bulldogs trailing Liberty by one, struggling to get anything going, the Georgia third baseman crushed a two-run home run to left field.—
Sarah Spencer,
AJC.com,
1 June 2026
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“Overwhelmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overwhelmed. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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