as in to overcome
to achieve a victory over
that year the football team simply overbore opponent after opponent with steamroller ruthlessness
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Recent Examples of overbear
The relationships run the spectrum of tremendous partnerships to overbearing fathers.
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Ndaschel, oregonlive, 1 June 2023
Beyond the regular challenges of everyday existence—chaotic households, traffic jams, overbearing bosses—the looming presence of a deadly virus over the past three years has made even mundane decisions feel fraught.
—Erik Olsen, Popular Science, 4 May 2023
In the absence of hard numbers, RTO demands can look like overbearing and infantilizing attempts to micromanage employees who are already performing well.
—Simon Willis, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023
This is a subtly engaging automobile—enjoyable and refined but never overbearing.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 4 Apr. 2023
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Ndaschel, oregonlive, 1 June 2023
Beyond the regular challenges of everyday existence—chaotic households, traffic jams, overbearing bosses—the looming presence of a deadly virus over the past three years has made even mundane decisions feel fraught.
—Erik Olsen, Popular Science, 4 May 2023
In the absence of hard numbers, RTO demands can look like overbearing and infantilizing attempts to micromanage employees who are already performing well.
—Simon Willis, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023
This is a subtly engaging automobile—enjoyable and refined but never overbearing.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 4 Apr. 2023
See All Example Sentences for overbear
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overbear
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The Padres are leaving no stone unturned in their quest to overcome the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League west.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Whether they’re equipped to overcome them is a legitimate question.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Kinloch closely defeated former THAW CEO Saunteel Jenkins in the city's Aug. 5 primary to advance in the race, according to unofficial vote results on the city's website.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Schmitt replaced long-time GOP hand Roy Blunt, who retired in 2022, and Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., defeated Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in 2018. Hawley and Schmitt are close in age and enjoy a good relationship but diverge stylistically.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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What’s particularly telling is that this versatility has been mastered out of necessity for women athletes and teams.—
Lindsey Darvin,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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First, find all of the pieces, then master the art of folding each one into a rectangle, leaving one pillowcase off to the side.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Aug. 2025
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But behind the brand deals, designer outfits and elaborate costumes, the process was taking a toll.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Her love for journalism began with taking freelance sports photos for her local newspaper, The Fulton Sun, during high school, and her involvement with multiple school publications.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Aug. 2025
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The star of the show is the HDR by Barco projection technology, the first cinema system capable of full high dynamic range, besting even Dolby Cinema in that regard.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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This was a record turnaround among SpaceX launches from Space Coast launch pads at 2 hours and 54 minutes besting October’s double launch that saw a Falcon 9 launch at CCSFS just eight hours, 42 minutes after a Falcon Heavy launch at KSC.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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The set disappeared in a flash, against an opponent who had beaten her in straight sets in their previous meeting in Washington, D.C.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Zack Littell struck out eight in seven crisp innings in his Cincinnati debut, and the Reds beat the slumping Chicago Cubs 5-1 at Wrigley Field on Tuesday.—
Matt Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, Trump, who typically blames Ukraine for having been invaded, configures Putin’s Russia as eager for peace, even though Moscow has spent the summer relentlessly attacking civilian targets in Ukraine and pushing to conquer more territory.—
MICHAEL KIMMAGE,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Mao Zedong is said to have suggested that anyone who couldn’t tolerate chiles couldn’t be a revolutionary; all over the world, and for centuries, spiciness has been something to conquer, and chiles have symbolized strength, bravery, national pride, and virility.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
18 Aug. 2025
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Asia-Pacific markets were subdued overnight as a result.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Aug. 2025
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The two also showed a demonstration of what a K9 takedown looks like, with Humphries acting as a target and K9 Bob subduing him.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Overbear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overbear. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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