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overwhelming

[oh-ver-hwel-ming, -wel-] / ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛl mɪŋ, -ˈwɛl- /


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However, new customers tell us our stores can be overwhelming and hard to navigate due to too much product and a layout that isn’t intuitive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Three years later, she has now opened a shop in Cardiff and said her profits will help fund her law degree, describing the success of her side hustle as "completely overwhelming" and "a surreal experience".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

I wrote a column shortly after, heralding Lopez’s overwhelming victory as a new era for Latino politics in Orange County, where Latinos make up a third of the population but still wield little power.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

She’d never worried about it before, but suddenly, the task of pulling something both heartfelt and coherent from her seemed overwhelming: “It was like, Do I even remember how to do this?”

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

“It’s been a little overwhelming for all of us.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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