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
  • Earlier, at least 17 people were killed in the southern Philippines, mostly due to landslides that were set off by seasonal monsoon rains that Bavi intensified before the typhoon blew away toward Taiwan, Philippine officials said Saturday.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • The Fijians blew away Wales in the first half, racking up 469 meters to Wales' 66, and 25 offloads to Wales' none.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of blew away
Verb
  • In just two days after launch, Moonshot suspended new subscriptions after demand overwhelmed its computing capacity.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Penny had seen ads for his company, which specializes in working with senior citizens overwhelmed by the downsizing process and the prospect of clearing out and fixing up their houses to sell.
    — Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2026
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • The Natanz site, where two of Iran's uranium enrichment plants were located, was bombed during the war started by the United States and Israel on February 28, and during last year's 12-day war.
    — Catherine Cartier, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • In Yemen, the Houthis (an Iranian proxy group) bombed Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Definition of bombed
Verb
  • The clinics are stocked with medical supplies and generators to help restore healthcare in communities devastated by the earthquakes.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • The fire in rural Guadalajara comes less than two weeks after a deadly blaze devastated a small expat community in southern Spain.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of devastated
Verb
  • Massive amounts of rocks and soil roared down a slope and buried more than 10 residential buildings early Friday in Pengshui County on the outskirts of Chongqing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • After careful physical analysis of six ancient princesses buried beneath the pyramids at Dahshur, researchers now have an answer.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
Definition of buried
Verb
  • Christian Walker hit a three-run double, Cam Smith added a two-run homer in Houston’s eight-run sixth inning and the Astros overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Friday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • Keegan netted twice in the first leg of the final as Liverpool overcame Borussia Monchengladbach 3-2 on aggregate.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of overcame
Verb
  • Banners of snow whipped horizontally from their dread summits.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
  • In a large bowl place whipped dessert topping, crushed cookies, and chocolate sprinkles.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Cal Poly opened the year by upsetting Big West conference favorite UC Santa Barbara, positioning the men’s team for its first undefeated dual-meet season since moving to Division I in 1994.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
  • Should unseeded Wrexham upset the odds to win both games, a semi-final against Danish champions Koge would be next up in another mini-tournament featuring Gintra of Lithuania and Scotland’s Hearts.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of upset

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