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
  • Wildfire smoke has overwhelmed large swathes of the Pacific Northwest, reaching hazardous levels in areas closest to active blazes.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • After leading the Hurricanes to the national championship game — a loss to Fernando Mendoza and Indiana — Beck wasn't overwhelmed by the national stage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • Theatrical revenue dropped 46 percent from the comparable quarter last year as Supergirl and The Bride bombed.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Elsewhere, Israel bombed the Gaza Strip and the Syrian president met in Damascus with the Iraqi Kurdish regional leader over security concerns.
    — Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of bombed
Verb
  • The massacre devastated Wilmington’s flourishing Black middle class and sent a message of impunity to white vigilantes nationwide.
    — Namara Smith, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The Village, which survived the disaster even as much of the rest of the surrounding downtown commercial corridor was devastated, has undergone an extensive restoration.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of devastated
Verb
  • Navarro stepped to the spot and buried the penalty, keeping Austin winless on the road this year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Two months after some of the most devastating airstrikes, there are still bodies buried under the rubble.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of buried
Verb
  • After two weeks, the zoo called off its rescue efforts, and the city (and some birders) cheered for the bird hero that overcame the odds.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Against all odds, Flamengo overcame the multiple avian invasions to win the match 1-0.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of overcame
Verb
  • In 2017, the object flew into our solar system, whipped around the sun like a comet, and flew back out.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The blaze raged through pine forests and scrubland through the weekend, whipped by gale force winds that often prevented water-dropping planes from operating.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Sparks upset the Lynx Rae Burrell scored 17 points, and Erica Wheeler had four in a game-ending 8-0 run and the Sparks ended Minnesota’s 10-game winning streak, beating the WNBA-leading Lynx 89-82 on Thursday night.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In a year where voters upset with the Democratic Party mainstream have propelled outsider candidates to victory across the country, Crowley is hoping to buck the trend in Wisconsin.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of upset

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