1
as in to blow away
to defeat by a large margin
the challenger snowed the incumbent under in a big upset
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2
as in to overwhelm
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 snow under
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An ephemeral wind of nothing that blows away like humbug.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026 -
The other 800 were stalled in approval purgatory or were paper copies that had literally blown away.—
Jerry Dolinsky,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Aging in ex-bourbon oak barrels adds vanilla and caramel notes without overwhelming the spirit’s lighter structure.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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To allow your anger at the cosmic unluckiness of a friend’s far-too-early passing be overwhelmed by your gratitude at the cosmic luckiness of ever having met them at all.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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The project comes on the heels of filmmaker Nina Lee and Will Packer discussing the rarity of You, Me & Tuscany alongside the hardships and hurdles that Black romance films must overcome in the industry from conception to funding to box office.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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Despite the hurdles that must be overcome, many experts are pretty jazzed about the possibility of a lunar nuclear reactor.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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The people who bombed the interviews were the ones who developed a hypothesis and held it to the last breath because developing strategy is inherently fuzzy at first.—
Lynn Comp,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Meanwhile Israel continues to bomb Lebanon, with local authorities reporting numerous civilian deaths.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The trouble was that the British economy was fragile—most mortgages in the UK at the time had variable rates, so raising interest rates would devastate British homeowners.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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Sarah Konwahahawi Herne was devastated.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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The text card at the close of the episode notes that between 1980 and 1988, more than 200,000 Iranians were killed during the war, while over 15,000 Iranian political prisoners were executed and buried in mass graves.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Actor Billy Gardell, a Pittsburgh native, walks a new security guard through it all with the schedule buried at the end.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
Verb
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But the most important election result for Jeffries that year may have come months earlier, when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a twenty-eight-year-old bartender with no previous electoral experience, upset Joe Crowley in the Democratic primary for New York’s Fourteenth Congressional District.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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This is a precarious tightrope to walk, with bond investors primed to sell if there’s a hint the biggest player in the market upsets the apple cart.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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For those who haven't yet mastered these basics but want to get in better shape, Langowski shared some advice on how to get started.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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If all goes according to plan, this is the version of Starship that SpaceX will use to begin experimenting with in-orbit refueling, a capability engineers must master before sending ships anywhere farther than low-Earth orbit.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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