verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an irresistible/uncontrollable/overwhelming urge (= very strong )
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I was overcome by an irresistible urge to laugh.
an overwhelming majority (= a large majority )
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The resolution was passed by an overwhelming majority.
be consumed with/racked with/overwhelmed by guilt (= feel very guilty )
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Later he was horrified that he had hit her, and was racked by guilt.
impossible/overwhelming odds (= making success seem extremely unlikely )
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They face impossible odds simply trying to get an education.
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They face overwhelming odds in their struggle to preserve the park.
overwhelming joy formal (= very great joy )
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She experienced a feeling of overwhelming joy.
overwhelming
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He felt an overwhelming temptation to kiss her.
overwhelming (= a very strong emotion that you feel suddenly )
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She was filled with an overwhelming emotion of relief.
overwhelming (= when there is so much evidence that you are sure that something is true )
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The evidence against him was overwhelming.
overwhelming (= so strong that it takes control of you )
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He felt an overwhelming desire for a cigarette.
the overwhelming/overriding impression (= an impression that is stronger than all others )
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The overwhelming impression after the meeting was one of optimism.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
almost
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The longing to get them to recite their tables was almost overwhelming for the non-converted.
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First, the needs in the poorest countries of the world are almost overwhelming ...
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Now they are both desperately trying not to overprotect Robert, and are almost overwhelmed by feelings of rage.
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About the only thing missing from an almost overwhelming amount of information are Net sites for each club.
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What did finesse have to do with that wild upsurge of feeling which had almost overwhelmed her?
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The day-to-day details to be mastered were almost overwhelming .
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Like most of its genre, TripMaker provides an almost overwhelming variety of options and add-ons.
simply
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The severity of underlying illness simply overwhelms the effect of age.
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He was simply overwhelmed with a feeling of abandonment.
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The evidence that this is the case is simply overwhelming .
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The amount of batter simply overwhelms the pan.
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The Chiefs would have won, whatever defense they played, because their defensive players simply overwhelmed the Raiders.
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The warmth of a moment ago that had so overwhelmed her had cooled to a more familiar glint of contempt.
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At the same time she is so overwhelmed by guilt she can not allow herself to be apart frown the baby.
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The problem is that being in love is so overwhelming it can be hard to make sensible decisions.
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Perhaps they were so overwhelmed with all their other responsibilities that they were not able to see beyond them.
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I feel so overwhelmed with hopelessness.
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The day was so overwhelming at one point that I had to get in the car and just sleep.
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The evidence for evolution is so overwhelming that scientists say the probability of it being true approaches 100 percent.
■ NOUN
evidence
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The evidence was overwhelming , but none so precise and clear as that given by a Mr Bryant and his teenage daughter.
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Second, the evidence is overwhelming .
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At the assizes the evidence against him was overwhelming .
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Lynne, it may look circumstantial to you, but from where I sit the evidence is pretty overwhelming .
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The evidence would seem overwhelming that Lenin was not devious in defending Clause 9.
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The circumstantial evidence is merely overwhelming .
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The evidence is overwhelming that he did not at this stage contemplate a coalition government.
face
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Something seemed to pour through his face and overwhelm her, something molten, timeless, glorious.
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Eight industrial proposals on the November ballot went down hard in the face of overwhelming voter disapproval.
poll
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If this measure could indeed alienate Latinos, why do several recent polls show overwhelming support from Latinos for dismantling bilingual education?
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Nevertheless, statewide polls still show overwhelming public support for the Games.
sense
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Instead he had been overwhelmed by a sense of gratitude and a sense of responsibility.
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In their openness and vitality the students kindled in the young scholar an overwhelming sense of devotion to the institution.
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Despite desegregation, the old, overwhelming sense of adversity has returned.
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One reads this account of their activities and comes away with an overwhelming sense of visceral revulsion: The Saatchi brothers stink!
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Pastel colours are gentle and romantic, helping to restrain exuberant reds and yellows from overwhelming the senses .
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For them, as for me, there is an overwhelming sense of squandered opportunities.
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She realised that Mousa would never play that game again, and she was suddenly overwhelmed by a sense of tragedy.
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Such statistics can serve merely to overwhelm one with a sense of futility.
support
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Voice over Count Tolstoy has been overwhelmed by the support he's received.
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It has won the endorsement of President Clinton, the overwhelming support of the House and unanimous approval by the Senate.
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The 22-square-mile area, sandwiched between Oro Valley and Marana, has the overwhelming support of its residents.
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If this measure could indeed alienate Latinos, why do several recent polls show overwhelming support from Latinos for dismantling bilingual education?
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Those politicians who called for revocation of the tags already enjoyed overwhelming black support .
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Nevertheless, statewide polls still show overwhelming public support for the Games.
■ VERB
become
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But the sheer numbers in relation to need can become overwhelming .
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These children almost see too much: they are so aware of what they see that they become frightened or overwhelmed .
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Stock exchanges and property prices collapsed, so the debts became overwhelming .
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There is, in fact, so much to see here that a traveler can easily become overwhelmed .
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When one thinks about consciousness in this way, the impression of purposiveness in evolution becomes virtually overwhelming .
feel
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Sometimes the customer can feel overwhelmed by the choice!
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If all this research leaves you feeling overwhelmed , you can turn to a campus career counselor for help sorting things out.
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However, I still feel overwhelmed by depression.
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Try to call them at home; if the office has been downsized, they might feel overwhelmed at work.
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At times she felt overwhelmed by his personality, which sometimes bordered on piety.
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If I feel anxious or overwhelmed , I can go to a psychiatrist.
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Many growers may feel overwhelmed as they struggle to keep abreast of potentially helpful developments.
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I feel so overwhelmed with hopelessness.
seem
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The evidence would seem overwhelming that Lenin was not devious in defending Clause 9.
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The degree to which Stephen appeared to feel gratitude for the ordinary fun we had that day seemed overwhelming .
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A few reviewers seemed overwhelmed by the exoticism of it all.
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Motor-vehicle theft cases seem to be overwhelming local authorities.
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Her teachers reported that she seemed overwhelmed , unable to concentrate.
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Mr van der Luyden seemed overwhelmed by the announcement.
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Its harsh tannins seem to overwhelm the fruit.
show
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If this measure could indeed alienate Latinos, why do several recent polls show overwhelming support from Latinos for dismantling bilingual education?
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Nevertheless, statewide polls still show overwhelming public support for the Games.
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The utilities' charts show that the overwhelming majority of air pollution in the region results from natural dust.
threaten
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She bit her lip, fighting the fear that threatened to overwhelm her.
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Other times, like tonight, the world threatened to overwhelm him.
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So, it's vital to zap stress fast whenever it threatens to overwhelm you.
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It is now threatening to overwhelm the beds of a native seagrass which are important breeding grounds for fish.
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But eventually he was forced to concede that religious and regional fanaticism threatened to overwhelm his reforms.
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And in the storm of emotion that threatened to overwhelm her there was only room for one thought.
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The sufferings he saw everywhere piled up more and more tasks and threatened to overwhelm him.
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The husband belongs to Scarlet, a woman whose life of quiet desperation threatens to overwhelm her.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Auto theft cases seem to be overwhelming local police.
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Most preparations overwhelm the flavor of good oysters.
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Napoleon's army was strong enough to overwhelm nearly any potential enemy.
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Sometimes a sense of deep frustration almost overwhelms her.
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The Lakers overwhelmed the Sonics by the third quarter.
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With its greatly superior technology, the government forces completely overwhelmed the rebels.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But they are overwhelmed by bureaucratic regulations and by their inordinately high case loads.
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First, the needs in the poorest countries of the world are almost overwhelming...
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I kissed Mr Vulcan: I was overwhelmed.
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If you laugh at all, it's only to stop the sadness overwhelming you.
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Just thinking about it overwhelms me with its complexity.
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That weeping was his weeping; the grief that had overwhelmed him for so long.
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The House is expected to pass the measure by an overwhelming margin Wednesday.
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The utilities' charts show that the overwhelming majority of air pollution in the region results from natural dust.