Thesaurus results for SNOWING UNDER

snowing under

verb

present participle of snow under

as in blowing away

to defeat by a large margin the challenger snowed the incumbent under in a big upset

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as in overwhelming

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress snowed under by the huge pile of paperwork

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Verb

Inside, the scenery is far more elaborate than in its outdoor counterparts as there is no danger of it getting bleached by the sun or blowing away.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The timing couldn’t be more perfect, as the filmmakers were looking for a last critical role in their new film just as The Odyssey was blowing away audiences around the world.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 30 July 2026

Definition of blowing away

Verb

Could Cape Verde turn its sudden global fame into tourism that benefits the islands without overwhelming the places already under pressure?

— Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
In a single day, some 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain’s tiny Ceuta enclave, overwhelming the city, leaving thousands homeless and at least 41 people dead.

— Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of overwhelming

Verb

The release came as Ariana dropped her eighth studio album Petal, which explores themes of overcoming negativity and personal growth, on Friday, July 31.

— Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Instead of overcoming their fatal flaw and defeating their shadow-self, the titular Eternals are reckoning with their relationship to God and the grand arc of human history.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcoming

Verb

The developments come at a challenging time for Sánchez, whose government has been consumed by the response to wildfires that have been devastating the country, including some of the largest on record.

— Miguel Macias, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
Examples of devastating grass fires include Los Angeles in 2025 and Hawaii in 2023.

— Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of devastating

Verb

In 2003, Libya formally took responsibility for bombing Pan Am 103.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
The meeting came after nearly two weeks of the United States bombing Iran, with Tehran striking back against allies in the region, including a hit on a military base in Jordan that killed three American service members.

— Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Definition of bombing

Verb

Cristobal and the Canes are crushing recruiting by every conceivable metric, which should terrify the rest of the country.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Built to harvest relentless ocean breezes, these megastructures face a constant battle against heavy winds and crushing waves.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

Definition of crushing

Verb

Battered cars with numbers sprayed on their sides are whipping around the dirt track of the Lebanon Valley Speedway, loose fenders flopping like overgrown bangs in the swirling dust.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
Iguanas usually go viral for other reasons Iguanas are usually quick-moving and run away from their would-be captors with their long tails whipping behind them.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Definition of whipping

Verb

Still, the company says that isn't stopping them from burying miles of line across the state.

— Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Some say that this is partly because both miners and coal companies deliberately hid these figures, secretly burying their dead in the mountains, so as not to show weakness to the enemy.

— Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Definition of burying

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