verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
overpowering (= very strong )
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The smell of disinfectant was overpowering.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The wine is bland enough not to overpower the fish.
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Three inmates overpowered guards at the county jail in Madison.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Dara seized a kitchen knife and tried to defend himself, but the thugs overpowered him.
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He could see that her body was naked beneath the midnight blue silk of her robe and her scent overpowered his senses.
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Rather than fill me with ecstasy or gladness, this breakthrough overpowered me with dread.
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The streets are clean, there's no smog to dull the sunshine, and the skyscrapers don't overpower .
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Then the artillery, such as was saved, came thundering along, smashing and overpowering everything.
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They overpowered the Jets at the line of scrimmage, ushering Aska toward 136 rushing yards.
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Viduka benefited from an overpowering sense of Olympic pride and spirit.