overpower
verb (used with object)
to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force.
has been overpowering
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present perfect progressiveof overpower (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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DeGrom has been overpowering in his 15 starts.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2021
Ohtani has been overpowering, with 18 strikeouts in 13 innings and just four hits, two walks and three runs allowed.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2018
The late-inning tandem of Jonny Venters and Craig Kimbrel has been overpowering.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2011
It has furnished codes and standards which none dared to disavow, and the suggestion of which has been overpowering.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
The astronomical dog-days are just beginning; but in reality the torrid season has anticipated the calendar and for some weeks past the heat has been overpowering.
From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
