snowing under

verb

present participle of snow under
1
as in blowing away
to defeat by a large margin the challenger snowed the incumbent under in a big upset

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowing under
  1. blowing away
  2. overwhelming
  3. overcoming
  4. devastating
  5. bombing
  6. crushing
  7. whipping
  8. burying
Verb
  • The plane stopped, passengers scurried to the terminal and airport employees climbed up on the wings trying to keep the airliner from blowing away.
    — Dan Kelly July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • Leo took a moment to pay his respects, looking over at the blue waters of the sea, a gust of wind blowing away his white zuchetto (skull cap).
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Definition of blowing away
Verb
  • Nieuw Bergen presents an innovative and attractive approach to inner-city housing, demonstrating how housing developments can be introduced without overwhelming the character of an existing neighborhood.
    — Bridget Borgobello July 04, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
  • The best caftans feel lightweight and roomy without overwhelming your frame.
    — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 2 July 2026
Definition of overwhelming
Verb
  • England had seen off Italy on the Tuesday, with Spain overcoming Germany on the Wednesday.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Exhibited for the first time outside of Sarajevo, the churning Socialist Realist homage invokes Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People in figuring partisans heroically overcoming their would-be Nazi aggressors.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of overcoming
Verb
  • Rescue efforts were still underway nearly two weeks after devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela’s northern coast less than a minute apart on June 24, trapping hundreds beneath rubble.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • The co-writer thing was a total disaster, devastating on every level.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of devastating
Verb
  • French officials condemned the damage to the ancient monastery, comparing it to bombing Notre-Dame, while Ukrainian religious leaders called it a crime against humanity.
    — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Another bad fix bombing out the moment it was most needed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Definition of bombing
Verb
  • Atmospheres of sub-Neptunes are deep and dense, meaning crushing pressures close to the boundary between the atmosphere and the solid body of the world can turn minerals into vapor that forms clouds.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 July 2026
  • The outer aluminum shell gives way to an energy-crushing aluminum honeycomb.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of crushing
Verb
  • Hanoi’s famous egg coffee—made by whipping egg yolks with sugar and condensed milk into a rich, velvety foam—was born during a time when fresh milk was scarce.
    — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2026
  • Onstage, Shakira unleashed her inner rock star during the song, working the stage and the mic stand in a purple corset and matching fringe pants and whipping her lengthy curls like a weapon.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of whipping
Verb
  • Advertisement In the midst of the tit-for-tat strikes, Iran is burying the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday, in the holy city of Mashhad, after days of public mourning ceremonies.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 July 2026
  • The aggrieved front-line workers also include safety and security teams, those that often embark on community outreach as well as those burying patients who died from Ebola.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of burying
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“Snowing under.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowing%20under. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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