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
  • Putting Taiwanese Designers on the Map Traditionally, Taiwanese consumers have favored international luxury brands over local ones, a challenge that designers like Billy Chow are working to overcome.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • To The End is an intimate glimpse into relationships, motivation and mortality, the sights and sounds of long-term friendship unearthing a fresh new conquest to overcome together.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of overcome
Verb
  • Puth nearly conquered the Billboard Global Excl.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The Wheelers conquered it in 2011, a smooth stroll along a 4-mile trail on a warm August day.
    Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of conquered
Verb
  • Joan pulled it together and dispatched three suitors in the rose ceremony.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Officers were dispatched after a neighbor called 911 to report that Perez had cut the wires to the complex’s fire alarm system.
    Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of dispatched
Verb
  • Also for the second time this season, Ralston Valley (10-1) roared back to beat its rivals as junior QB Zeke Andrews ran in three touchdowns to secure the program’s third straight 10-win season and fourth consecutive quarterfinal bid.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
  • But Fox scored twice in the second half and Creek beat Grandview for the second time in three weeks.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Definition of beaten
Verb
  • The opening night of a legendary 1977 run is captured on a four-LP set mastered by Jeffrey Norman from the original analog tapes.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Newer vendor solutions in the market have mastered and provisioned a solution that effectively utilizes a bitemporal data model to support accuracy in capturing and reporting, allowing firms to aggregate and disaggregate data in real time.
    Araya Solomon, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of mastered
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