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In these past four weeks, our armed forces have delivered swift, decisive, overwhelming victories on the battlefield victories like few people have ever seen before.
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James Powel, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Hughie, Mother’s Milk, and Frenchie are imprisoned in a Freedom Camp, and Annie struggles to mount a resistance against the overwhelming Supe force.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
Annie struggles to mount a resistance against the overwhelming Supe force.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Within a few weeks of arriving in France, though, her excitement morphed into an overwhelming sense of isolation and loneliness.
—Autumn Barnes, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
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James Powel, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Hughie, Mother’s Milk, and Frenchie are imprisoned in a Freedom Camp, and Annie struggles to mount a resistance against the overwhelming Supe force.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
Annie struggles to mount a resistance against the overwhelming Supe force.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Within a few weeks of arriving in France, though, her excitement morphed into an overwhelming sense of isolation and loneliness.
—Autumn Barnes, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Overwhelming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelming. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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overwhelming
adjective
over·whelm·ing
ˌō-vər-ˈhwel-miŋ 
-wel-
: great sense 4, extreme
an overwhelming response
overwhelmingly
adverb
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