as in to overload
to fill or load to excess
it is important that you bring on the hike plenty of food and water, but don't overburden your pack with unnecessary gear
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Recent Examples of overburden
And always balance the load, which means washing things of similar weight together to avoid overburdening the machine.
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Lauryn Higgins, Time, 1 July 2025
To conservatives, the shift is a necessary course correction away from violence in the streets and crippling mandates that overburden police departments.
—Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
Despite the challenges facing the state—which include aging school buildings and overburdened drinking water infrastructure in cities like Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville—people across the country are still moving to Florida, and the state is seeing more arrivals than departures.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
This law has overburdened D.A. offices by requiring prosecutors disclose evidence to be used at trial within 20 days of an arraignment.
—Ryan Silverstein, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
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Lauryn Higgins, Time, 1 July 2025
To conservatives, the shift is a necessary course correction away from violence in the streets and crippling mandates that overburden police departments.
—Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
Despite the challenges facing the state—which include aging school buildings and overburdened drinking water infrastructure in cities like Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville—people across the country are still moving to Florida, and the state is seeing more arrivals than departures.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
This law has overburdened D.A. offices by requiring prosecutors disclose evidence to be used at trial within 20 days of an arraignment.
—Ryan Silverstein, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overburden
Verb
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Avoid overloading the washing machine basket to allow water to circulate freely throughout the load.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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To give Kerkez credit, the Hungary international did well to head two crosses clear in the final stage of the game, with Everton players similarly overloading that far side.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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But if the government doesn't reopen soon, these cards will not be loaded.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Three Jays pushed runs across with the bases loaded in the sixth.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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But the weight of those expectations has the ability to crush the shoulders of the fighter who’s burdened with them.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Millions remain far from liberated from economic pressure, and few of us feel burdened by an excess of free time.—
Arianna Huffington,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Overburden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overburden. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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