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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
Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
Field field offices are overrun, wait times are spiking, and staffing levels have been slashed by 12% since 2020, notes The Washington Post.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
In a matter of days, the whole planet is overrun with mindless killing machines who can infect other humans with their bite.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
And as a result, the business is overrun with too many agents chasing too few deals.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
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Verb
On the low end, these restaurants are stuck in the past, overrun by ego, are possibly trapped within the tight grip of unscrupulous influencers, or all of the above.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
Field field offices are overrun, wait times are spiking, and staffing levels have been slashed by 12% since 2020, notes The Washington Post.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
In a matter of days, the whole planet is overrun with mindless killing machines who can infect other humans with their bite.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
And as a result, the business is overrun with too many agents chasing too few deals.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrun
Verb
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In March, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation claiming that the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua was invading the U.S.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has escalated by cutting off trade, leading international initiatives against Israel and threatening to invade the Jewish state over the latter's war in Gaza.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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President Trump has ordered the Treasury to stop minting pennies, because their production cost exceeds their value.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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For example bitcoin, after exceeding $100,000 toward the end of the 2024, returned to prices of approximately $70,000 before rapidly recovering to nearly $100,000 in May 2025.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Verb
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But the final 22 minutes of Game 5 demonstrated the same weaknesses that plagued Orlando for the entire season and throughout the playoff series.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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In a system plagued by fragmentation, mobile care can deliver both clinical impact and operational edge.—
Paulina Wierzbicka,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Another possibility is that overgrown vegetation affected the grid, which, if true, should not have happened, said Josué Colón, the island’s energy czar and former executive director of Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority.—
Dánica Coto,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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The owners of nine horses found with severely overgrown hooves and unsanitary conditions were just charged with neglect.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Though Tut ruled for only a short time, this tomb was well concealed and, unlike most others, wasn’t raided.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
25 Apr. 2025
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His home was raided on August 5, 2024, where FBI agents found no evidence of the drug itself but did seize electronic items and demanded Reister take a urine test.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Sunday’s race is expected to set the record for the most participants in a marathon, surpassing the 55,646 finishers at last year’s New York City Marathon.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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That digital reaction surpassed even the volume of content that flooded the internet after the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump last summer.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And, even in a Western, rural area, your property would need to be infested with wild rodents carrying the virus.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
26 Apr. 2025
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Bad behavior, bad ideas and bad policies are infesting themselves in public life, the economy and markets — to the surprise of many ardent supporters of Trump.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Outside, an Olympic-length swimming pool is surrounded by plumes of verdant greenery.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
2 May 2025
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First established in 1969, this verdant park has developed into a crucial hub for wildlife conservation over the decades, with a wealth of ambitious programs in place that aim to preserve the biodiversity of our planet.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Overrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrun. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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