Thesaurus results for SNOW UNDER

snow under

verb

Definition of snow under

as in to blow away

to defeat by a large margin the challenger snowed the incumbent under in a big upset

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as in to overwhelm

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress snowed under by the huge pile of paperwork

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Verb

Deadline first reported last month that Scott had declared the film his next project after being blown away by Thorne’s adaptation.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 22 July 2026
And how does a community change, evolve, and embrace the new when the old landmarks of life are – literally or metaphorically – blown away?

— Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026

Definition of blow away

Verb

Thursday afternoon’s thunderstorms could pack rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour — an intensity that can quickly overwhelm drainage systems and flood urban areas.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Others might have been overwhelmed by such a daunting challenge, but Serrajordi approached it with the positive, carefree attitude of a younger generation, similar to Lamine Yamal, Lopez or Pau Cubarsi.

— Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of overwhelm

Verb

Democrats have been struggling to overcome disarray in other messy primaries across this year’s midterm calendar.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Ding said optical interconnects are becoming essential for overcoming the scalability limits of conventional server architectures.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Definition of overcome

Verb

We are devastated to learn of the passing of Kevin Keegan, one of the most iconic, influential and deeply loved figures in our club’s history.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Recently, Rodríguez was photographed in a once-unthinkable meeting with uniformed IDF brass overseeing Israeli rescue efforts in the wake of two powerful earthquakes that have devastated Venezuela’s coastal region.

— Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

Definition of devastate

Verb

For months, Washington has threatened to bomb cartel targets in Mexico, a scenario Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum firmly rejects.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
When America and Israel started bombing Iran, our military bombed an elementary school, killing more than 160 children.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

Definition of bomb

Verb

Each of the women were buried in matching underground chambers, with the princess Ita followed by Khenmet, Itaweret, and an anonymous woman assumed to be their sister Sathathormeryt.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
The largest of the debris aprons covers 50 square miles (130 square kilometers), which would be large enough to bury a small city or a large town.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of bury

Verb

Poseidon, upset that Odysseus blinded his son, the Cyclops Polyphemus, decides to make his return home difficult and long and wet.

— Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Experts now say the move could upset a steady flow of footwear sourcing from the country, which has become a critical supplier of leather shoes to the United States market.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

Definition of upset

Verb

Managing their lifecycle is a competence unto itself, and one that your organization will need to master.

— Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Kids with special needs benefit from using items to develop and master these skills, such as jigsaw puzzles, art sets, or modeling dough.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

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