as in to overwhelm
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress the student was overmastered by the stress of taking the college placement test and broke down crying

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Recent Examples of overmaster Passion is an intense, driving or overmastering feeling or conviction. Bird Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 8 Dec. 2019 Jesus’ Son is about the force of addiction and the only thing that can overmaster it: the ecstatic experience of God. Longreads, 17 June 2017
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  • Within days of the first flames, the shelter — which was overwhelmed by donations of food bowls, blankets and large crates from grateful residents — was packed to the rafters with animals.
    Johnny Dodd, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Although Queen has appeared in 10 consecutive contests, and 15 of the last 16, he’s only played when the team has been overwhelmed by injuries.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • The Lunar Owls overcame a six-point deficit and ended up winning the league’s first game 84-80 after Diggins-Smith hit a game-ending 3-pointer.
    Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • From Klay Thompson to Shaun Livingston to Ball, the NBA has been filled with stories of players overcoming tremendous physical and personal adversity to return to the court.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • Overnight, a flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service for Malibu, where homes and businesses were destroyed by the Palisades Fire, the largest of the blazes to devastate Los Angeles County this month.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • In the same month that multiple fires devastated Los Angeles County, the Border 2 Fire sparked and set over 6,000 acres ablaze in San Diego County, prompting more evacuation orders, according to officials.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025

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“Overmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overmaster. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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