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overcomes

  • present tense form
    of overcome (3rd person singular).
    overcome
    verb (used with object)
    to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat.

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This overcomes a key challenge facing Moore's Law that Intel sums up as: "You can make something smaller and smaller and smaller... until you can't".

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

Jean-Jacques Rousseau held that human reason prompts us to turn away from others’ suffering, for it is reason that overcomes the instinct of compassion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

"Our work overcomes those limitations by using a mouse model that closely mirrors natural infection," Wilson said.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 27, 2026

But even here, her sincerity overcomes her weakness for sentimental flourishes, including Amine Bouhafa’s treacly score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026

A strange sensation overcomes me, and the edges of my sight grow dark.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein