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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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as in bewildered
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Recent Examples of overwhelmed
Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
With the most prohibitive debt burden across all generations and high rates of unemployment, young people are overwhelmed.
—Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Lauren Morrow
september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Eventually, these movements overwhelmed what was left of a decaying state.
—Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
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Verb
As far as feeling overwhelmed with the teams, not really.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
With the most prohibitive debt burden across all generations and high rates of unemployment, young people are overwhelmed.
—Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
In my debut novel, Little Movements, the protagonist, Layla, is overwhelmed by these truths when she’s selected to be the choreographer-in-residence at a prestigious arts institution in rural Vermont.
—Lauren Morrow
september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Eventually, these movements overwhelmed what was left of a decaying state.
—Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overwhelmed
Verb
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Hurricane María devastated the island in 2017, killing nearly 3,000 people there, and eight years later, some locals are still recovering.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
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Lila Bonner, 9, was one of 135 people who died in the July floods that hit Camp Mystic and devastated Central Texas.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The following spring, another storm hit and their basement flooded.—
Lizzie Kane,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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Pushing through the motley crew of intimidatingly stylish partygoers outside the entrance, who had flooded the corner of East Broadway and Rutgers, was a visceral sign of all of the above.—
Alex Catarinella,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Looking at the Williams in the wrong spot, the crew looked bewildered, while one person signaled Sainz to move on.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Cody Meissner, a pediatric professor at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine who has served on ACIP in the past—arguably the most qualified of Kennedy's new lineup—was bewildered at why the committee was rehashing the issue addressed years ago.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Most recently, the 2022 Cincinnati Bengals, 2023 Houston Texans, and 2024 Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Rams all overcame 0-2 starts to win their respective divisions and advance in the playoffs.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Particularly so after the Broncos overcame a third-and-15 with a 19-yard screen to Tyler Badie that set them up at midfield.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Firefighters are mopping up Monday after an early morning fire engulfed a railcar on Roseville Road in North Sacramento before spreading to a towing yard and knocking out power to nearby customers.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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The next day, a neighbor who had evacuated with the group informed him that his car had been engulfed.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In Liverpool’s second game against Newcastle, the shape was the same as Gakpo retreated alongside Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch in their staggered shape.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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What To Know The RMT has scheduled staggered walkouts from Sunday through Thursday that will affect different staff groups on different days.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Just as Google crushed its competitors, this startup won by providing a simpler, more functional, and less intrusive product.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Placing a few slices of fresh onion or crushed garlic in corners where rats could enter will deter them.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Four months ago, her 3-year-old son, Trigg, drowned in the family pool.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Later, a low flying Fox 11/KTTV helicopter, which was getting video of the event, also drowned out some of the speakers.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Overwhelmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overwhelmed. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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