snowed under

verb

past tense of snow under
1
as in blew away
to defeat by a large margin the challenger snowed the incumbent under in a big upset

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2
as in overwhelmed
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress snowed under by the huge pile of paperwork

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Recent Examples of snowed under There were no footprints leading in and out of the buildings, though with the storm’s intensity any trace of them would have been snowed under within minutes. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowed under
  1. blew away
  2. overwhelmed
  3. bombed
  4. devastated
  5. buried
  6. overcame
  7. whipped
  8. upset
Verb
  • Clad in the world champion’s rainbow jersey, Pogačar blew away the general classification contenders over the Col du Tourmalet, gaining almost three minutes on Jonas Vingegaard by the finish at Gavarnie-Gèdre.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • The day before the final, thunderstorms blew away the worst of the smoke.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of blew away
Verb
  • The deluge stranded thousands at Soga Station and Narita Airport during Japan’s busy Bon holiday week, exposing sewer systems overwhelmed by rapid urbanization and prompting emergency evacuations and shelters across Chiba.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Despite this multi-layered surveillance system, Tuesday’s massive influx overwhelmed the filtration hardware, forcing operators to bring the reactors offline once again to safeguard the facilities.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • That’s because this onetime refuge of Pablo Picasso was bombed to hell less than three weeks before the official end of the Second World War.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In its kinetic war, the US has mostly bombed southern Iran, with more than 1,000 targets hit last month alone.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of bombed
Verb
  • Melissa Fresses, Maribel's sister, said she was devastated by the news.
    — Laura Fay, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Anny Liu of Altadena was introduced to Jackie and Shadow in January 2025 — the month the Palisades and Eaton fires devastated swaths of Los Angeles County.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of devastated
Verb
  • The beloved pup died in 1840 and is buried on the grounds of Windsor Castle, per English Heritage.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Also this week, the county coroner’s office released partially redacted reports confirming that all nine of the people died from asphyxiation after being buried under the snow.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of buried
Verb
  • Crowley overcame Francesca Hong in dramatic, narrow fashion in Tuesday's primary, stunning pundits and pollsters who had long placed Hong as the front-runner.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • El-Sayed overcame funding disadvantage The stark contrasts in candidate funding led to differences in advertising strategies and appeals to different groups of voters.
    — Michael Traugott, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of overcame
Verb
  • Arcila scored with a right-footed shot from the center of the box in the 50th, then whipped the go-ahead goal past Óscar García for his fourth goal of the tournament.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The bullet apparently whipped across the cab and struck Salgado in the stomach.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • With most guests required to sign strict NDAs and instructed to keep quiet about the intimate event, Kelce’s decision to speak publicly has deeply upset them.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2026
  • There is also worry that the government’s push will upset the legacy of former Emperor Akihito, including making amends for the victims of World War II, which was fought in his father’s name.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of upset

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“Snowed under.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowed%20under. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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