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The phrase "are pretty overwhelming" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is intense or difficult to handle, often in a context where emotions or experiences are involved.
Example: "The amount of information presented in the seminar are pretty overwhelming for the attendees."
Alternatives: "are quite daunting" or "are very intense."
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are pretty overwhelming
adverb
Somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.
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The nuances here are pretty overwhelming.
Lots of stuff by the Emotions, especially 'Peace Be Still' and 'So I Can Love You.' Those box sets are pretty overwhelming, but hearing them on shuffle, in small doses, proved a useful rearranging of the furniture".
Still, as Missing explains, "vegganism" might split the difference: "I think people will make their own choices, but the positives of eggs – relatively cheap, accessible, filling, good for you – are pretty overwhelming".
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Brett told BBC Two Scotland: "To say the least, I'm pretty much overwhelmed.
"My father's position with me is so mellow now, because ultimately he is pretty much overwhelmed by the power that I have managed to get for myself.
The maid, of course, is pretty and a bit overwhelmed by the extremely privileged world she's entered.
"When you've worked on something in rehearsal, you have to be brave enough to allow it to be pretty bad and not get overwhelmed by that," he said.
The premise was pretty simple, but the response was overwhelming.
He can be pretty annoying, but eventually you're overwhelmed by his sad ardor.
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