overborne

verb

variants also overborn
Definition of overbornenext
past participle of overbear
as in overcome
to achieve a victory over that year the football team simply overbore opponent after opponent with steamroller ruthlessness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overborne
  1. overcome
  2. conquered
  3. dispatched
  4. beaten
  5. mastered
Verb
  • However, any prospective investors will have to overcome a significant mental hurdle: namely, Armour’s horrific dividend track record.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • But the Voyager team has become increasingly creative to keep both probes flying, and soon, the challenges may be too great to overcome.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of overcome
Verb
  • Del Rey conquered both the main albums ranking, as well as the Official Physical Albums roster.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Creative writing is also being conquered by AI.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of conquered
Verb
  • In a police report obtained by PEOPLE, deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Burrow’s Anderson Township home on Monday night after the mother of a woman who works for the athlete called 911.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • There was also a specialized water unit with water rescue equipment dispatched to the scene, Albany Chief of Fire and Emergency Services Joseph Gregory told the Times Union.
    Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of dispatched
Verb
  • Looking at it early and from an organization-wide lens can help your company not only beat inflation but become more energy-resilient and pollution-free.
    Tracy Price, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As Luna was beaten, the female attacker cut off Valez’s hair with a pair of scissors.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of beaten
Verb
  • But one 3-year-old has seemingly mastered the art of tidying up, which has reduced the internet to tears.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This city's dining scene brims over with romance, thanks to visionary restaurateurs who have mastered the art of ambiance.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of mastered
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