Overwhelm and Throw

Overwhelm

Overwhelm verb - To subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress.

Usage example: just the thought of how much work there is to do overwhelms me

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Throw and overwhelm are semantically related In some cases you can use "Throw" instead a verb "Overwhelm".

Throw verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.

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Overwhelm and throw are semantically related in propel something through the air topic. Sometimes you can use "Overwhelm" instead a verb "Throw".

Nearby Words: thrown, throwing, thrower

party	overwhelm party	throw party
people	overwhelm people	throw people
body	overwhelm body	throw body
time	overwhelm time	throw time
Other words: way, world, game, car, opponent, enemy, opponents, enemies.

While they are able to fend off the strange creatures, the creatures overwhelm them and throw them out to sea.

Source: Series / Kagaku Sentai Dynaman
Charles Atlas Super Power: Captain Rumble allegedly spends his entire life training and it shows: He is strong enough to overwhelm a griffon in combat and throw entire carts through the air.

Source: Fan Fic / Bad Future Crusaders
The first Baldur's Gate game didn't have a limit on the number of summoned monsters you could control, so if you happened to get your hands on a Wand of Summon Monster or three, you could overwhelm pretty much anything the game would throw at you.

Source: The Minion Master

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