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as in devastated
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 flooded
to cover with a flood
that spring the massive runoff from melting snows overwhelmed the valley
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Recent Examples of overwhelmed
Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
People are overwhelmed and exhausted with all the vitriol and misinformation around this election.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
In April, Osbourne told Rolling Stone he was overwhelmed by the excitement his friends and fans have expressed about his induction.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Lebanese institutions, barely functional to begin with, are overwhelmed.
—Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
People are overwhelmed and exhausted with all the vitriol and misinformation around this election.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
The lack of pressure on the ball created an overflow of drives to the rim for opponents that overwhelmed their typically trusty, defensive center.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
In April, Osbourne told Rolling Stone he was overwhelmed by the excitement his friends and fans have expressed about his induction.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overwhelmed
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In this day and age, where 4K is normal, even HD is considered blurry; however, the decision to shoot with the prosumer camcorder at a resolution of 480 on to MiniDV paid off, and Murphy’s bewildered walk through Westminster is still genuinely iconic.Carlton Reid, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
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There this brilliant but bewildered scientist gets cornered by a plutocrat with impertinent questions.Alan Scherstuhl, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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Eric Church is stepping up to help his home state of North Carolina after portions of the state were devastated by Hurricane Helene.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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Chief Cares continues to raise funds for North Carolina and other states devastated by Hurricane Helene.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
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In their last moments on the phone last Friday, Alonso described the moment panic set in for Andrade as water flooded the streets.Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Since the last war between Hezbollah and Israel, in 2006, the group flooded once-impoverished Shia communities across Lebanon with investment.Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement Chiapas is also engulfed in a brutal turf war between Mexico’s two leading drug cartels that has killed dozens and displaced thousands in recent months.Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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When firefighters arrived, one home was engulfed in flames, Hurd said.Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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The body of a man who drowned at Ashurst Lake near Flagstaff over the weekend was found Monday.Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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Michael, Nora and Micah all drowned, according to the family.Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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The contrast between Blethyn’s Cynthia, all twitching nerves, emotionally raw and vulnerable, and the calm, restrained, often bemused performance of Jean-Baptiste as Hortense forms the emotional core of the film.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
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At the dining table in Turin, L. seemed bemused by all the attention, and said little.D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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Another video shared on X showed Swift clapping with a surprised look on her face and waving her arm in the air next to her mom while celebrating a Chiefs touchdown.Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Chan was surprised to discover that her boyfriend frequently sends GIFs, a practice foreign to her but supposedly more common among younger millennials.Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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