overpower

Its hunting behavior could have resembled that of modern anacondas and large pythons, which can overpower prey through constriction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

In a Fox News interview, Netanyahu also praised an Israeli passenger who helped overpower the attacker, identifying him only as Yanik and describing him as a plumber.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Another passenger, Zvika Meness, told Israeli public broadcaster Kan he helped overpower the attacker, and the passenger and two others "tied him up with his own zip ties and with the multimedia headphones".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Conductor Kelly Kuo captured the opera’s pacing but sometimes let the orchestra overpower the singers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Could Ivan overpower him if he had to?

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

“I like it when I am eating, but not the smell you get when you walk into a dinner party and it overpowers the room.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

“It was confusing, because as the judge speaks, her microphone overpowers the translator on the video call,” Alberto said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

The key is striking a balance: too spicy and it overpowers the meat; too sweet and it risks hardening into a candy shell.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025

I wondered, How long will it be before the people’s fear of hunger overpowers their fear of my teacher?

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

If I had the marketing savvy of today’s tech giants, I might have issued a press release calling attention to the dangers of my overpowered program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 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

But market jitters over sky-high AI spending without a path to good returns overpowered the company’s better-than-forecast financial performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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

Now that I see how unwieldy and overpowered his swing is, I have zero doubt he’ll mistime it and swing too soon.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

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

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Iga Swiatek continued her Wimbledon title defence by overpowering former finalist Karolina Pliskova in a commanding straight-set victory to reach the third round.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

If it doesn’t quite know what to do with the overpowering, Zurg-like menace of technology taking over life on this planet, nobody else does either.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

And I can’t help but notice something that stands out even more than the bronze lion sculptures and the overpowering aroma of noodles and soy sauce.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman