1
as in to blow away
to defeat by a large margin
the challenger snowed the incumbent under in a big upset
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2
as in to overwhelm
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
snowed under by the huge pile of paperwork
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snow under
Verb
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Turn on the fan, and the moving air will blow away the lighter chaff.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Apr. 2026 -
Luckily the unexpected havoc didn’t blow away all the good vibes.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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An abundance of candidates can overwhelm users and reduce the odds that an interaction turns into something meaningful.—
Charlotte Morabito,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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LeClair explains that power surges damage appliances and electronic devices by overwhelming their internal electrical components with more voltage than they are designed to handle.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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How Disney’s founder, namesake, and first CEO overcame the crisis of his day may give D’Amaro a blueprint for his.—
Roland Betancourt,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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But even more inspiring was their determination to overcome enormous losses and difficulties to try to make new lives for themselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Much earlier, in 1983, a plot by the IRA to bomb a Duran Duran concert at the Dominion Theatre was discovered.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
29 Apr. 2026
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Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israeli military personnel that the terms of the ceasefire with Lebanon allow Israel to continue bombing throughout the country.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Experts feared that Asian economies — which imported 90% of the oil traversing through the Strait of Hormuz before the war — could be devastated by a prolonged disruption to Gulf crude production.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Other school committee members like Keegan are devastated by the current state of the budget.—
Kristina Rex,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The houses, deemed radioactive, had been levelled and buried, along with the apple orchard.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Glen Powell had to face his fears about the face of Hulu’s Chad Powers as co-creator, executive producer and star, even if that face typically is literally buried under layers of prosthetics.—
Scott Huver,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Caloric restriction, for example, upset her menstruation.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Coral upset experienced veterans of the sport, Christina Gasparich from Los Angeles, and Calla Allison from San Clemente, both of whom have been on the USA National BodySurfing Team for the past three years in-a-row.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Once those are mastered, the exerciser can introduce equipment to challenge stability even further.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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That is precisely the trick Audi has mastered.—
Chris Jackson,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Snow under.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snow%20under. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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