overwhelm

The design tends to overwhelm the drama, like giant swaths of bunting decking out a puppet show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

As a result, the complaint says, instead of snow in the winter, Boulder gets more “high-intensity, short-duration rainfall events” that overwhelm its drainage systems and cause flooding.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

Storms can overwhelm the aging facility, which suffered an equipment breakdown in 2021 that led to 17 million gallons of raw sewage gushing into the Santa Monica Bay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Even extremely small vibrations or pointing errors could allow unwanted starlight to leak into an image and overwhelm the much dimmer planets scientists hope to detect.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

One obvious option for Hooker would have been to charge across the river at Lee directly, hoping to overwhelm him with superior numbers.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

But one way stocks can slow is when new issuance overwhelms investors, as supply outstrips demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Even here in the relative safety of Annapolis, Maryland, an advancing armada of amped-up college kids overwhelms me.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

Ferroptosis occurs when iron-driven damage to cell membranes overwhelms a cell's antioxidant defenses.

From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026

Rates may rise even in recession this time, because the supply of Treasury debt overwhelms demand at current yields.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

We get to the boys’ section and it overwhelms me.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

You sound overwhelmed by practical, existential, moral and medical dilemmas.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

McAfee, apparently already reeling from a column in the Athletic that opined that “College GameDay” has become overwhelmed by McAfee’s “frat-rock prankster” personality, appeared deeply offended.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

In doing so, he has overwhelmed George Russell, who has accepted and is more than willing to say that Antonelli has simply done a better job than him this season.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The enduring influence of the tragedy has since overwhelmed other narratives about Medea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

They launched an attack in Galicia under General Alexei Brusilov that overwhelmed Austro-Hungarian forces, captured huge numbers of prisoners, and recovered some of the territory lost during the Russian retreat the previous year.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

“Hopefully he uses an overwhelming victory to achieve what he wants to get done in 100 days,” said Steven Maviglio, who served as a spokesman for former Gov. Gray Davis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

More of Piker’s friends arrive at the door, all equally dazed by the overwhelming margins.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

The resulting fear can feel immediate and overwhelming, even when the person is objectively safe.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

It has always denied these allegations, as it still does despite overwhelming evidence.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The thought of having to recall all of today’s events is just too overwhelming.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold