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overbearing

[oh-ver-bair-ing] / ˌoʊ vərˈbɛər ɪŋ /


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They might politely ask trespassers if they are lost, although locals all seem to have stories about overbearing keyholders who kicked people off the beach.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

News coverage and dinner-party conversation often focus on the micromanaging or overbearing boss.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

It said the installation harmed a neighbouring property because of its "overbearing scale, oppressive sense of enclosure and stark industrial appearance".

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

In most of these, we can see the mother-son dynamic, however frustrating or overbearing or dysfunctional, play out.

From Salon Jun. 4, 2026

I’ve got lozenges too, I think to myself, and I don’t even have to deal with an overbearing mom.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle




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