over·bur·den
ˌō-vər-ˈbər-dᵊn 
overburdened; overburdening; overburdens
: to place an excessive burden on
over·bur·den
ˈō-vər-ˌbər-dᵊn
: material overlying a deposit of useful geologic materials or bedrock
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Examples of overburden in a Sentence
Verb
She overburdened me with work.
Why overburden yourself when people are offering to help?
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Joe Leydon, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
Others may have concerns about overburdening schools with simultaneous reading and math overhauls.
—Tia Morris, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2024
Wendy Dean, STAT, 7 June 2023
Approaches to reduce firearm violence should also be coupled with an investment in addressing social and economic factors such as concentrated poverty and segregation that contribute to an overburden of violence in under-resourced communities.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2022
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Verb
Blockbuster store shelves used to be overburdened to the point of near-collapse with unremarkable trifles such as this.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
Others may have concerns about overburdening schools with simultaneous reading and math overhauls.
—Tia Morris, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2024
Noun
The demand-resource mismatches of burnout, the operational drivers, are substantial and must be addressed: clumsy electronic medical records, understaffing, and administrative overburden, among others.
—Wendy Dean, STAT, 7 June 2023
Approaches to reduce firearm violence should also be coupled with an investment in addressing social and economic factors such as concentrated poverty and segregation that contribute to an overburden of violence in under-resourced communities.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2022
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“Overburden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overburden. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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