overpowering
Americanadjective
adjective
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so strong or intense as to be unbearable
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so powerful as to crush or conquer
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No pitcher has been as overpowering as Garcia was under the lights.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
When Roberts-Smith came home from Afghanistan in 2013, he was considered a national hero, having been awarded Australia's highest military honour for single-handedly overpowering Taliban fighters attacking his SAS platoon.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Anything that adds ballast and soaks up the warm bits without overpowering them earns a spot here.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025
Mr. Sturridge is almost animalistic and at times absurdly funny in delineating Mat’s sudden and obsessive love; it seems to draw him to Anna with an almost overpowering force.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
The anticipation of what might happen was overpowering, a suffocating blanket of misery and fear that began to take on a life of its own.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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