overpower

The team believes giant prey animals may have triggered an "evolutionary arms race" in which predators evolved stronger jaws and skulls to overpower increasingly massive herbivores.

From Science Daily ● May 20, 2026

One of President Donald Trump's favorite metaphors is that he's got the cards -- that through the might of the United States and his own acumen he can overpower any adversary.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

However, that is to take nothing away from Croatia's Prizmic, who played bravely to overpower the Serb 2-6 6-2 6-4.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Caine said the Iranian military is adapting to the U.S. strategy, but remains confident in Washington’s ability to overpower Tehran.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

Clearly I’m not going to be able to overpower them—especially with their psychotic red-haired pit bull around.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

It has spread extensively across the north-west Highlands where it often overpowers native species.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

This superhuman strength reminds me of the moment Miss Pross, an average woman at best, overpowers the vicious and bitter Madame Defarge in Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities.”

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025

He overpowers most high school hitters, which allows him to escape jams with men in scoring position.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2024

“You’ve got to have something so significant that overpowers money,” George Trice said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

Food arrives and overpowers the fragrance of flowers.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

But the world number 14 overpowered his loftier opponent with a barrage of 180s, hitting 11 maximums, compared to Welshman Price's five, to finish a deserved winner.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

There have been “years where I feel completely overpowered to the point where I’m not motivated to take part,” said Murillo, who didn’t vote in 2024 but plans to do so in November.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

England failed to repeat their performance that overpowered Croatia in their first World Cup game as they were held to a draw by a resolute Ghana at Boston Stadium.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Were those chuckles overpowered by groans and eye rolls?

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

Finally, though, the magic of the reins overpowered her will, and she chanted the spell under her breath.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Further on, the stench of varnish from an outhouse is overpowering.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

“Record output and the storage overhang are simply overpowering whatever residual weather-driven power burn is still left in the late-summer schedule,” Phil Flynn of Price Futures Group says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

It’s both salty and sweet, without feeling overpowering on either end of the flavor scale.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

The urge, he later tells me, feels overpowering.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

And there is another smell in the Packard now, above leather and whiskey, a stringent, metallic smell overpowering my grandfather’s deodorant: fear.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides