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overrun

verb as in defeat, invade

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Example Sentences

The Syrian civil war began in 2011, when anti-government protests — as part of the Arab Spring uprisings — were brutally suppressed, triggering an armed insurgency that overran wide swaths of the country.

The forward had overrun in trying to meet the cross, but flicked out a leg behind him, albeit not seeming to connect with the ball.

From BBC

UN climate talks looked set to overrun into the weekend as a deep gulf formed between richer and poorer countries over cash to help those most vulnerable in a warming world.

From BBC

Patrick Crusius worried that Texas — hot and dry and facing climate calamity — was being overrun by immigrants.

From Salon

"We have queues of people coming to the summit of Yr Wyddfa, the cafe is overrun, so it doesn’t seem to be affecting trade at all."

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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