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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
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The company’s site was overwhelmed by fans and attacks from brokers’ bots, which were scooping up tickets to sell on secondary sites.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Denver Post, 18 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
Borderlands 3 got a lot of things right but its meme-tastic story overwhelmed most conversation about it.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The company’s site was overwhelmed by fans and attacks from brokers’ bots, which were scooping up tickets to sell on secondary sites.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overwhelmed
Verb
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That includes the burn zone of the Eaton Fire, which destroyed more than 6,000 homes and devastated the community of Altadena.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Her journey has brought her to Cloonboo, a town devastated by the Great Famine that ravaged the land between 1845 and 1852.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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They are designed to protect homes and businesses against the type of winter storms that have severely flooded the low-lying community of Alviso multiple times with water up to 6 feet deep and which are posing more risk as sea level rises due to climate change.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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In 2021 a city spokeswoman said that 6,000 to 8,000 homes were flooded; on Thursday at the news conference, Hammoud said that 20,000 homes were flooded.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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William is totally bewildered and frustrated that it’s being sanctioned.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
28 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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New York overcame strong winds and a five-run lead by the Chicago Cubs to win Tuesday night’s showdown.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Beyond fusion reactor walls Pan Hongtao, a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics, said the team overcame materials, sensors, and control systems hurdles to build the platform.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 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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Back stateside, fans get another Monday night doubleheader – but not in the staggered format from Week 2.—
Andy Scholes,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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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
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 29 Sep. 2025.
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