variants
also overborn
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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Republicans will need Democratic support to overcome a 60-vote threshold to be able to pass the bill in the Senate.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025 -
For many of these mid-majors, this results in a talent drain that is difficult to overcome.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Scarlett Johansson has conquered the superhero franchise, been nominated for several prestigious awards and years ago made her way into Saturday Night Live’s prestigious Five-Timers Club.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Jan. 2025
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By contrast, Xinjiang was conquered in the mid-18th century by the Qing dynasty (around the same time the British were marching on India) and then claimed by the current People’s Republic of China after its formation in 1949.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, Azerbaijani authorities have dispatched a high-level delegation, including the country’s Emergency Situations Minister and Deputy General Prosecutor, to Aktau to lead an on-site investigation.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Dec. 2024
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The New York Times, citing Libyan officers, reported that Russia had dispatched cargo planes loaded with military equipment to Libya.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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And, yes, Houston hasn’t beaten a team with a winning record in a month.—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Down on the Farm showed that mixing pitches is a way to success, and Baseball Prospectus similarly found that changing velocities, shapes and pitch types can help a pitcher beat their projections.—
Eno Sarris,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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And Valverde has mastered this facet of the game, with five of his six goals this season coming from shots from outside the penalty area — the most by any player in Europe’s top five domestic leagues.—
Mario Cortegana,
The Athletic,
23 Dec. 2024
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Things happened—or didn’t happen—depending on who had the ear of the president at any moment and who had mastered the dark arts of bureaucratic warfare.—
Henry Farrell,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Overborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overborne. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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