overcrowd
verb
over·crowd
ˌō-vər-ˈkrau̇d 
overcrowded; overcrowding; overcrowds
: to cause to be too crowded
: to crowd together too much
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That has tested the region’s roads, increased concerns about water supply and led to overcrowding in county animal shelters, among other issues.
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
The control panel interface keeps things simple by not overcrowding the home screen or relying on hard-to-decipher icons; its icons have equally prominent text labels.
—David English, PCMAG, 4 July 2024
Consider the psychological stress of being forced to leave your home and relocate to a gradually overcrowding urban area away from flood zones.
—Melissa McCann, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2024
Listen to this article Pushed on the platform by MTA’s poor planning
Long Island City: The Monday report on the Ch. 4 6 o’clock news regarding overcrowding on the No. 7 platform at Grand Central was totally misleading and wrong.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2024
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
The control panel interface keeps things simple by not overcrowding the home screen or relying on hard-to-decipher icons; its icons have equally prominent text labels.
—David English, PCMAG, 4 July 2024
Consider the psychological stress of being forced to leave your home and relocate to a gradually overcrowding urban area away from flood zones.
—Melissa McCann, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2024
Listen to this article Pushed on the platform by MTA’s poor planning
Long Island City: The Monday report on the Ch. 4 6 o’clock news regarding overcrowding on the No. 7 platform at Grand Central was totally misleading and wrong.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Overcrowd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcrowd. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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overcrowd
verb
over·crowd
-ˈkrau̇d
1
: to cause to be too crowded
2
: to crowd together too much
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