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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
Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2025
The four soldiers were taken from Nahal Oz base near Israel's border with Gaza when Palestinian militants overran it.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
The four female soldiers on Hamas' list were taken from Nahal Oz base near the border with Gaza when Palestinian militants overran it on Oct. 7, 2023, killing more than 60 soldiers there.
—Shlomo Mor and Waafa Shurafa The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Instead, the supply deluge quickly overran every submarket, every age category of apartment and every apartment type, with older apartments and studios seeing some of the biggest increases in vacancy rates.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
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Metropolitan police officers who testified before the committee about their experiences that day, overrun by an angry, violent mob of Trump supporters.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2025
The four soldiers were taken from Nahal Oz base near Israel's border with Gaza when Palestinian militants overran it.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
The four female soldiers on Hamas' list were taken from Nahal Oz base near the border with Gaza when Palestinian militants overran it on Oct. 7, 2023, killing more than 60 soldiers there.
—Shlomo Mor and Waafa Shurafa The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Instead, the supply deluge quickly overran every submarket, every age category of apartment and every apartment type, with older apartments and studios seeing some of the biggest increases in vacancy rates.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrun
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Gavriil Grigorov | Afp | Getty Images Europe should have learned its lesson when Russian forces invaded Georgia in 2008, Estonia’s Elias-Hindoalla said, adding that the Ukraine war has since reaffirmed the importance of finding alternative suppliers and improving the bloc’s energy independence.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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Air traveler invades passenger's personal space to snap photos of clouds throughout flight A woman became frustrated on a recent flight to Germany when the passenger seated next to her continuously stretched his arm out to take photos near the window.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Mahomes’ touchdown-to-interception ratio in the playoffs (5.4-to-1) also exceeds his regular season rate (3.3-to-1).—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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None of them exceeded expectations quite the way O’Connell did.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Also Read ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ Doc Soars into Wide Release Osbourne, 76, has been plagued with health problems since his last proper concerts in 2018 and is currently unable to walk.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
17 Feb. 2025
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However, the animals have been plagued by disease, habitat loss and other challenges.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Sweeping, beautiful countryside rolls hill by hill in every direction, split into grids by natural hedgerows or manmade walls with the overgrown brickwork of an old country cottage.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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The overgrown foliage had been hiding an ancient structure.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Medicare and Medicaid must not be raided to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Hu was a major fundraiser for the mayor’s 2021 campaign and has extensive ties to Winnie Greco, a senior adviser to Adams whose homes were also raided by the feds in February 2024.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In Denmark, where Season 1 surpassed its prime-time slot average by 31%, a second season is set to launch later this month.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Passenger traffic at Midway had surpassed pre-pandemic levels.—
Sarah Freishtat,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ten workers lived in one small home, officials said, and the house was infested with bed bugs and cockroaches.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Lost Sheep will see a farmer task you with finding the corpse of his prize sheep which is out in the nearby forest – which naturally, is infested with wolves.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Some perfumes smell pink and rosy, others are amber-hued and spicy, and some smell fresh and verdant—like a whiff of pale green.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
8 Feb. 2025
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Mark doesn’t hesitate to crawl through, emerging into a giant room with verdant rolling hills and goats as far as the eye can see.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Overrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrun. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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