overwhelming
adjective
over·whelm·ing
ˌō-vər-ˈ(h)wel-miŋ 
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Intense feelings of sadness, anxiety, and exhaustion become overwhelming and can interfere with daily life.
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Karen Pallarito, Health, 2 June 2024
The first gathering for aperitifs is always quite fun because of the overwhelming excitement in the air and the sort of brittle energy as people bounce off walls and furniture, having the best time of their lives with the whole trip ahead of them.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2024
The overwhelming majority of those patients, according to our analysis, were at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto, the largest in this prosperous, suburban county near Memphis.
—Isabelle Taft, ProPublica, 28 May 2024
The trial, moved from Modesto to Redwood City because of overwhelming pretrial publicity, pitted well-heeled L.A. defense lawyer Mark Geragos against Stanislaus County prosecutors, two of whom remain on the case.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
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Karen Pallarito, Health, 2 June 2024
The first gathering for aperitifs is always quite fun because of the overwhelming excitement in the air and the sort of brittle energy as people bounce off walls and furniture, having the best time of their lives with the whole trip ahead of them.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2024
The overwhelming majority of those patients, according to our analysis, were at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto, the largest in this prosperous, suburban county near Memphis.
—Isabelle Taft, ProPublica, 28 May 2024
The trial, moved from Modesto to Redwood City because of overwhelming pretrial publicity, pitted well-heeled L.A. defense lawyer Mark Geragos against Stanislaus County prosecutors, two of whom remain on the case.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
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overwhelming
adjective
over·whelm·ing
ˌō-vər-ˈhwel-miŋ
-wel-
: great sense 4, extreme
an overwhelming response
overwhelmingly
adverb
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