- present participle of overwhelm.
overwhelming
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Appeared in the April 14, 2026, print edition as 'AI Discovery of Coding Bugs Risks Overwhelming Developers'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Overwhelming bipartisan majorities feel it's important for the US to achieve these goals.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Overwhelming support went to third-party candidates Stein at 36% and West at 25.2%.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024
Overwhelming fear, sweaty palms, shortness of breath, rapid heart rate -- these are the symptoms of a panic attack, which people with panic disorder have frequently and unexpectedly.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
And every day I’d say, “It was O. K.,” which now also stood for Overwhelming Kalamity.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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