Overcome
Overcome verb - To achieve a victory over.
Shake and overcome are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shake" instead a verb "Overcome".
Nearby Word: overcoming
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Disney Channel pulled the Shake It Up episode "Party It Up" from rotation after Demi Lovato complained on Twitter that one of the jokes on that episode (and an episode of So Random) made light of anorexia (Lovato herself had overcome the eating disorder).
Source: Banned Episode
Cite this Source
Shake and Overcome. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/overcome/shake
Overcome & Shake. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/overcome/shake>.
Shake or Overcome. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/overcome/shake.
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