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as in to invade
to enter for conquest or plunder
waves of barbarians overran the Roman Empire during its long decline
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Recent Examples of overrun
Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Locals were aghast, envisioning the small lake and its surroundings being overrun by RVs, motorboats and traffic with insufficient parking.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
Voltaire's announcement about elections and his take on the security situation got immediate pushback in Port-au-Prince, where other politicians cast doubt on the possibility of holding a vote when the capital is still overrun by gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald (tns), arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Trump insisted that Ukraine would have been overrun without U.S. help and that his help was the country's only chance.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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Verb
On October 7, 2023, Hamas fighters and the mob that followed them overran Kibbutz Nir Oz.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Locals were aghast, envisioning the small lake and its surroundings being overrun by RVs, motorboats and traffic with insufficient parking.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
Voltaire's announcement about elections and his take on the security situation got immediate pushback in Port-au-Prince, where other politicians cast doubt on the possibility of holding a vote when the capital is still overrun by gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald (tns), arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Trump insisted that Ukraine would have been overrun without U.S. help and that his help was the country's only chance.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrun
Verb
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If Earthrealm loses its 10th consecutive tournament against Outworld, then Shao Kahn will invade Earth and take over.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Disruptors keep invading your customer base while cybercriminals and fraudsters take aim every day.—
Seamus Smith,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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According to the study, amounts of metals found in the cookies often exceeded limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for drinking water.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Currently being adapted into an animation series slated for summer release, pre-registrations on Tencent Video for the series have already exceeded 830,000.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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McCaffery has a contract through the 2028 season, but with his program plagued by stagnant on-court performance and collapsing ticket sales, athletic director Beth Goetz could make a change.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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The global fishing industry has been plagued by labor abuses for years.—
Julie Watson,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The community is pocked by large, unruly trees and overgrown shrubbery where residents see coyotes, bobcats and once even a panther.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
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The others are empty, aside from overgrown vegetation.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Earlier this week, the U.N. humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) reported that armed men had raided at least two hospitals in North Kivu’s capital Goma, abducting dozens of patients.—
Paul Tilsley,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Gregorios Bishara, priest of the Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation, was martyred this morning at the hands of the pro-HTS armed factions that raided the city of Baniyas.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The animated epic has become the first Chinese film to surpass $2 billion at the box office, marking a historic milestone.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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Canada has also seen the Liberal Party surge rapidly in recent polls, either tying or surpassing the previously dominant Conservative Party, led by Pierre Poilievre.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Frustrated by delays in federal and state deterrence projects, and annoyed by their own encounters with the flying fish, residents of a small town in west Illinois saw both a challenge and an opportunity in the large numbers of silver carp that infested their stretch of the Illinois River.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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Ana Miller, an organizer at HAND, shared her experience as someone who has experienced homelessness, saying some shelters are infested with pests.—
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton,
The Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Here, the highland terrain contrasts distinctly with the lush verdant tropical foliage.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Mar. 2025
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Spring is supposed to be a time of renewal, when flowers push up through the frost, green leaves appear on trees, and fragrance connoisseurs switch to new, accordingly light, verdant fragrances.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Overrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrun. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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