overran

verb

Definition of overrannext
past tense of overrun
1
as in invaded
to enter for conquest or plunder waves of barbarians overran the Roman Empire during its long decline

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2
as in exceeded
to go beyond the limit of he must not overrun his authority as governor

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3
as in infested
to spread or swarm over in a troublesome manner ants are overrunning the garden

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overran
  1. invaded
  2. exceeded
  3. raided
  4. surpassed
  5. overwhelmed
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  • Annabelle follows a couple whose vintage porcelain doll becomes a conduit for a demonic spirit shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists, resulting in a prequel story that strongly invokes elements of Roman Polanski’s 1968 horror classic Rosemary's Baby.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • British forces invaded Buenos Aires in 1806 and 1807, but the locals defeated them.
    Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of invaded
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  • Fast-forward two decades later, and the FAA has just barely exceeded its yearly goal of hiring 1,800 traffic controllers by 2024.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This development in durability, accuracy, and power of sniper rifles around 2010 surpassed anything used even ten years prior and far exceeded those of World War II sniper rifles.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of exceeded
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  • And in what many consider the final blow to her mayoral career, Thao’s home was raided by FBI agents in July.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Police raided the boat in 1948 and seized cash machines, Funk Gotlib told me.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
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  • In areas like India and Central Africa, the Android technique actually far surpassed the accuracy of monitoring stations alone.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, 75% of the companies have surpassed analysts’ estimates.
    Brian Evans,Nick Wells, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of surpassed
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  • In April, Osbourne told Rolling Stone he was overwhelmed by the excitement his friends and fans have expressed about his induction.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The lack of pressure on the ball created an overflow of drives to the rim for opponents that overwhelmed their typically trusty, defensive center.
    Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of overwhelmed
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