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overmaster

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈma-stər

Definition of overmaster

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

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Some can overwhelm websites and online services with traffic.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
This year's French Open winner fired six aces and took five of her seven break point opportunities to overwhelm her Uzbek opponent in just in 68 minutes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of overwhelm

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However, the proposal faces a steep procedural obstacle in the Senate, where most legislation needs 60 votes to invoke cloture and overcome a filibuster.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
To overcome this, scientists are exploring optical wireless communication options that can complement radio frequencies.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of overcome

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Pi-o wins the competition, but is devastated at the disappearance of his friend.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
The goal, Ukrainian officials and military experts say, is to devastate Ukraine’s economy — and the country’s ability to sustain the war effort — while breaking the population’s will to fight by making everyday life increasingly difficult.

— Constant Méheut, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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