Word: overwhelmer
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...athleticism, and potential. He’s a senior, which shouldn’t hurt him, but it does. It’s not that he’s totally lacking athleticism, but he’s not super athletic. He just doesn’t have things that overwhelm teams...
Finally, the Elena Kagan arrived. Just as the sign had promised, the medium-well burger was topped with salsa and two slices of grilled pineapple, giving it a rather tall and daunting appearance. It was an interesting choice: a nice mix of sweet and spicy, but not enough to overwhelm the famous taste of the Bartley's burger...
...gravitas that makes one of the show’s many exuberant refrains infectious: “But I’ll be true to the song I sing, and live and die a Pirate King.” The strength of the supporting cast sometimes threatens to overwhelm Frederic’s character—which Nelson, either purposefully or not, imbues with a sense of weakness—but that is, perhaps, the point. Frederic—who stubbornly holds to his idea of duty even in morally complex situations—is essentially a feeble character...
...essayist and novelist has spent much of the past 30 years chasing profound truths, pinning them to the page and then dousing them with self-deprecating humor. She makes life's terrifying challenges seem small enough to hold in your hand, cameos to contemplate rather than big pictures to overwhelm, whether it's writing a book (Bird by Bird), finding faith (Traveling Mercies) or saying farewell to a loved one (Hard Laughter). See the all TIME 100 novels...
...attempt to build a political identity based on consensus rather than insistence. Remnick, editor of the New Yorker, has written an expansive work, as much an account of the forces that forged Obama's identity and intellect as it is a presidential biography. Though the level of detail can overwhelm at points, Remnick's fluid prose keeps the narrative on track. The book is well reported--featuring a host of anecdotes from intimates who ducked the media in 2008--and manages to set the President in historical context without losing sight of his humanity. Recounting a pivotal March 2007 speech...