as in to overcome
to achieve a victory over
that year the football team simply overbore opponent after opponent with steamroller ruthlessness
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Recent Examples of overbear
Mediating between his harried wife Debra (Patricia Heaton), overbearing mother Marie (Doris Roberts), grouchy father Frank (Peter Boyle), and gloomy brother Robert (Brad Garrett), Ray always had a lot on his plate.
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Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
Getty Images Jerry Jones continues to play the role of overbearing hard-liner with Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
And Tess is now a podcast host and overbearing grandmother.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
Conflicts with overbearing in-laws are not uncommon, particularly during wedding planning.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
Getty Images Jerry Jones continues to play the role of overbearing hard-liner with Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
And Tess is now a podcast host and overbearing grandmother.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
Conflicts with overbearing in-laws are not uncommon, particularly during wedding planning.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overbear
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Tian Feng, former dean of SenseTime’s Intelligence Industry Research Institute, revealed that the free provision of T800 robots will help smaller companies overcome research and development barriers.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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The first obstacle to overcome is to develop a computer chip that works in the extreme conditions of space, which includes exposure to much higher levels of radiation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Magic rallied from 17 points down to win 120-117, but the Jazz defeated the Heat 115-111.—
Mark Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Cyclones, who are 13-0 at Hilton Coliseum this season, have defeated the Jayhawks three straight years in the building.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Despite the long history of elite WTA players mastering the art of the moonball, Caroline Wozniacki and Angelique Kerber chief among them, sending tennis balls into the atmosphere still draws out the sport’s eternal, often cursed relationship between style and ethics.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The percentage of third-graders mastering grade level performance in reading increased from 18% in 2024 to 21% in 2025, according to officials.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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But wherever that debate is going, deGrom is the guy to take us there.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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As the investigation into the shooting unfolded, detectives showed still images of Neves-Valente taken from surveillance video to several shooting victims.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Penny won best in show on Tuesday at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, besting six other finalists.—
Martha Teichner,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Grace Leung scored 14 points, while Emma Smith had 12 points as Bishop Feehan bested Cardinal Spellman 46-17 in the Catholic Central League.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Behind forceful nights from Nic Claxton, who scored a career-high 28 points, and Noah Clowney, who added 22, and with three rookies taking full advantage of their minutes, the Nets found just enough offense to beat the Chicago Bulls 123-115 at Barclays Center.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The beating heart of space is the custom charcoal grille, which took six months to build just for the new locale.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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The last hurrah was a free agent spending spree designed to conquer the Dallas Cowboys that resulted in their last championship following the 1994 season, enabling Steve Young to escape the shadow of Joe Montana with a 49-26 win over the San Diego Chargers in Miami.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Ovelyn partition divides but doesn’t necessarily conquer your design, thanks to its minimal and timeless silhouette.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
5 Feb. 2026
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Joe Brusuelas, senior economist at RSM US, highlighted a few of those factors when pushing back on White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett’s claim Monday that subdued job gains are primarily the result of lower population figures and higher productivity.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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State Police troopers used a Taser in an attempt to subdue him.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Overbear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overbear. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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