as in to overwhelm
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
the news so whelmed them that they were stunned into silence
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Recent Examples of whelm
You’ll definitely be whelmed by the legit chemistry between Kat and Patrick, rebel teens who steal the show with their sweetness and dazzling wits.
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 May 2023
Its reputation is built on the backs of 3-series gone by, as this is the first ever 3 to merely whelm us.
—Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver, 26 July 2017
Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 May 2023
Its reputation is built on the backs of 3-series gone by, as this is the first ever 3 to merely whelm us.
—Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver, 26 July 2017
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While Western allies have provided Ukraine with advanced air defense systems, including Patriot missiles, Russia's strategy appears designed to overwhelm these defenses with 'swarm' tactics—large, coordinated waves of missiles and drones aimed at saturating air defense systems.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users Railroad companies and innovative entrants like Parallel Systems represent a market response to freight that’s set to soar, and that has the potential to overwhelm existing modes of shipment.John Tamny, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Without more specific support, Plaintiff fails to overcome the prejudice to Defendants and public interest factors implicated here.KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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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
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Officials are assessing damage after Cyclone Chido devastated the island of Mayotte over the weekend.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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The booth was directly across the street from MacArthur Park, the epicenter of a drug epidemic that has devastated the Westlake neighborhood.Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Whelm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whelm. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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