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as in overpowering
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as in crushing
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as in staggering
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as in devastating
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
just the thought of how much work there is to do overwhelms me
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as in flooding
to cover with a flood
that spring the massive runoff from melting snows overwhelmed the valley
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Recent Examples of overwhelming
Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Instead of winning the overwhelming support that Ms. Sandu had hoped, the results in both races exposed Moldova’s judiciary as unable to adequately protect the democratic process.
—Stephen McGrath and Vadim Ghirda, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Berkeley polling also found that an overwhelming majority of Californians opted to mail their ballots or drop them off ahead of election day.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Instead of winning the overwhelming support that Ms. Sandu had hoped, the results in both races exposed Moldova’s judiciary as unable to adequately protect the democratic process.
—Stephen McGrath and Vadim Ghirda, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
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The higher proof gives it a warm, almost fiery kick without overwhelming the palate.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Read All About It New Jersey residents were urged to reduce their water use and Gov. Phil Murphy issued a drought warning amid a record dry spell that has prompted a staggering amount of wildfires.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Dropbox's limit is 2TB; Google Drive's is a staggering 5TB; iCloud's is 50GB; and OneDrive's is 250GB.PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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With just days to go in a race that is the closest of tossups, the video of the ex-President pointlessly circling an empty airport runway in a trash hauler provided an almost irresistible, if unintended, metaphor for a campaign—and a country—stuck in an endless Trump loop.Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
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From the November 1946 issue: Handel In all of his work, Handel was among the greatest, most irresistible of tunesmiths.Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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And there's a lengthy list of unacceptable offenses that can get people ejected or even banned from venues.Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Zelenskyy expressed concern over potential pressure on Ukraine should Donald Trump win the presidency, stating that any attempt to force it to surrender its territories would be unacceptable.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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After that came Carr’s stupendous biography Fire in the Belly in 2012, a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2018, and a steady stream of scholarly projects.Jackson Davidow, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Reese had a stupendous rookie season this year as a part of the Chicago Sky.Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
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This lightweight trail runner is designed to slide on like a sock, eliminating painful pressure points and decreasing the possibility of blisters.Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
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These punishments are especially painful since North Korea’s economy has been severely strained by international sanctions, the COVID-19 pandemic, and economic mismanagement.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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While Malloy's candidacy represents a clear challenge to Sanders' decades-long dominance in Vermont politics, the senator's enduring popularity and political influence remain formidable.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Its formidable Second Fleet would protect sea routes, support the continent’s major naval powers, and continue to provide extended deterrence—satiating Europeans who are afraid of abandonment at a time of Russian revanchism.Sumantra Maitra, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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From 2013 to 2022, drowning from rainfall flooding, not storm surge, was the top cause of tropical-cyclone deaths, according to data from the National Hurricane Center—and the shift is already having profound effects.Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
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Majors can be more important that college name The data show that majors are often more important than institutions — and that community colleges and California State University campuses can deliver attractive postgraduate earnings to low-income students without drowning them in debt.Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Court documents show a Maricopa County Superior Court grand jury indicted Jeffrey Michael Kelly on Oct. 29 on four counts of unlawful use of an infectious biological substance or radiological agent.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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What Causes Chronic Wasting Disease? CWD is caused by infectious proteins called prions.Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Overwhelming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overwhelming. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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