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as in blew away
to defeat by a large margin
the challenger snowed the incumbent under in a big upset
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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.
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowed under
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His numbers blew away the competition, though are dwarfed by later generations as league schedules increased.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The semiconductor manufacturer reported first-quarter earnings Tuesday that blew away Wall Street's estimates.—
Lola Murti,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2026
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The downpour quickly overwhelmed the city’s sewer system, and even the regional network of deep tunnels and reservoirs couldn’t keep up.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Dozens of Broward food pantries, large and small, hundreds of nonprofit and faith-based organizations, along with thousands of local volunteers, are trying to fight the good fight, but they are overwhelmed by the growing need.—
Michael Farver,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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When Moscow started blitzing Ukraine’s cities and communications towers with exploding missiles, the Western satellite colossus Intelsat swiftly mapped out strategies to keep the country from being bombed into an informational black hole.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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In our group chat, someone says when Israel bombed Evin Prison, the notorious political prison in Tehran, at least a hundred trans prisoners were buried alive underground.—
Neda Maghbouleh
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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In August of 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, leaving more than 1300 people dead and becoming the most expensive hurricane in history with overall economic losses estimated at $125 billion.—
August 21,
NPR,
21 Aug. 2025
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For the left, the answer to any problem is more government spending, but progressive policies have devastated minority and other economically disadvantaged groups for decades.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Aug. 2025
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After their discovery, those remains were transferred to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as Punchbowl, in Hawaii and buried in a grave of unknowns, according an agency press release.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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To address this, PG&E relocated the pipeline approximately 100 feet downstream and buried it approximately 20 feet beneath the creekbed.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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Allisha Gray tied her season high with 26 points, Isobel Borlase set a career best with 17 off the bench, and the Atlanta Dream overcame a slow start to roll past the Toronto Tempo 102-77 Sunday at Coca-Cola Coliseum.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Now, he’s being lauded as the reason the Knicks overcame heavy odds to win the title.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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The combination of sugar snap peas and whipped tofu with a sizzling oil drizzle is a meatless stunner.—
Ellie Krieger,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
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Merchants in fine suits rode in carriages or on sedan chairs while enslaved people lugging carts and crates wore dirty, threadbare clothing and could be publicly whipped or burned to death for misbehavior.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 June 2026
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All eyes are on whether everyone’s second-favorite team can upset the odds.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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In football, the Jets with Joe Namath upset the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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“Snowed under.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowed%20under. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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