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as in to dominate
to bring under one's control by force of arms
the invading army overpowered the countryside with lightning speed
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as in to overwhelm
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
overpowered by fear of the unknown
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Recent Examples of overpower
After Kelly was roasted for his play calling during a loss to rival Michigan, his Buckeyes were ready to overpower the Oregon defense.
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Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Pretending to be dead, Gi-hun and his friends launch a surprise attack, overpowering the guards and seizing their weapons, leaving only one guard alive.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The Texans overpowered the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12 on Saturday to advance to the divisional round of the NFL playoffs next weekend.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Spiro tries and tries to get up, but he is overpowered.
—Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
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Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Pretending to be dead, Gi-hun and his friends launch a surprise attack, overpowering the guards and seizing their weapons, leaving only one guard alive.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The Texans overpowered the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12 on Saturday to advance to the divisional round of the NFL playoffs next weekend.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Spiro tries and tries to get up, but he is overpowered.
—Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpower
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Additionally, the foundation will focus on developing talent and smaller, less computationally intensive models, in regions outside the small group of countries that currently dominate AI’s development.—
Harry Booth / Paris,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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For the past year and a half, the story of Tapestry was dominated a series of questions around the company’s $8.5 billion deal to buy Capri Holdings — from how the firm would turn around Michael Kors once the deal closed to whether the deal would close at all.—
Evan Clark,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
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Within days of the first flames, the shelter — which was overwhelmed by donations of food bowls, blankets and large crates from grateful residents — was packed to the rafters with animals.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Although Queen has appeared in 10 consecutive contests, and 15 of the last 16, he’s only played when the team has been overwhelmed by injuries.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
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Yes, the festival felt subdued with less star power than years past.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Feb. 2025
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Nigh was subdued and taken into custody without further incident.—
Greg Norman,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Making the playoffs and maybe even surprising in them would be Miami’s greatest statement of resolve and flex of Heat Culture — to have overcome the capital-D distraction and drama that might have detonated this season.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Chiefs couldn’t overcome losses to tight end Travis Kelce, who left the game at the end of the second quarter with a concussion, and defensive lineman Chris Jones, who left the game on the first drive of the third quarter with a knee injury.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
30 Jan. 2025
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Whoever emerged from that with the ball was treated like a conquering hero.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Riders roll on 11-inch tubeless off-road tires that should conquer most surfaces, while stopping power is provided by mechanical disc brakes front and back.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
23 Jan. 2025
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Overnight, a flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service for Malibu, where homes and businesses were destroyed by the Palisades Fire, the largest of the blazes to devastate Los Angeles County this month.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2025
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In the same month that multiple fires devastated Los Angeles County, the Border 2 Fire sparked and set over 6,000 acres ablaze in San Diego County, prompting more evacuation orders, according to officials.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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Parisa keeps the cringe train chugging along by subjecting Grant to a full-on PowerPoint presentation about their future together, including creepy AI pictures of her pregnant.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Aside from arguing the executive order’s constitutionality, the states say the order would subject all the children affected by it to deportation and make many of them stateless.—
Gene Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs defeated her opponent, state appeals court Judge Jefferson Griffin, by 734 votes in November's election.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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However, opponent Kirsty-Lee Davies defeated Haynes to ensure the championship went to a biological female.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Overpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpower. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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