Definitions for Overpowering
over·pow·er·ing

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1. overpowering, overwhelmingadjective

   so strong as to be irresistible

   "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority"

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1. overpoweringadjective

   That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.

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1. overpowering

   Overpowering generally refers to something extremely strong, intense, or influential, often to an overwhelming degree. This term can describe physical forces, like a person who is stronger than others, or abstract factors, such as a smell or emotion that is extremely strong. It can also refer to the act of gaining control or dominance over someone or something else.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Overpowering in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Overpowering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Overpowering in a Sentence

1. Dejan Stojanovic:

   Color is the overpowering of black; white – the final victory over black.

2. Donald Trump:

   Every death is a horror -- but if you look at a real catastrophe, like Hurricane Katrina, and you look at the tremendous hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that died, and you look at what happened here with, really, a storm that was just totally overpowering -- nobody has ever seen anything like this, everybody around this table and everybody watching can really be very proud of what's taken place in Puerto Rico.

3. Tony Jacklin:

   I suspect this hot spell has made the course very fast and, if the wind whips up, it could live up to its 'Car-nasty' reputation and Tiger will understand how to handle whatever it might throw at him, he realises it's not about overpowering a links course, it's about staying in play and being patient. At least 50 percent of the field won't know anything like as much as he does about plotting their way round.

4. Kate Carnell:

   Do we feel like, 'okay, everything's okay now?' We don't. We feel like he's been given ... six months to deliver and I don't think there is a huge, overpowering confidence that that's going to happen.

5. Frazier Glenn Cross:

   I've never felt such exhilaration and overpowering joy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Overpowering
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Overpowering
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Overpowering