overheated
adjective
over·heat·ed
ˌō-vər-ˈhē-təd 
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: characterized by marked inflation from an increase in demand and a decrease in supply
an overheated economy
Examples of overheated in a Sentence
She worked in a stuffy, overheated office.
The discussion was getting overheated.
The market for new houses is overheated.
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But mortgages got expensive as the Federal Reserve fought and overheated economy – 7% in April from 2.9% in 2021.
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Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
Plus, the past year’s high interest rates — designed by the Federal Reserve to tame an overheated economy — were especially harsh to a high-cost state like California.
—Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
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Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
Plus, the past year’s high interest rates — designed by the Federal Reserve to tame an overheated economy — were especially harsh to a high-cost state like California.
—Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Overheated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overheated. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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