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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The latest salvo in what many say is already an overheated election cycle, the incident has brought attention to an intra-party slugfest being waged inside the local GOP, amid a fight for the future of how -- and how fast -- development should proceed in the area around historic St. Augustine.
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Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2024
Immigrants also helped cool an overheated labor market, according to research from the Kansas City Fed.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
Amid the calls to cool down the overheated political rhetoric during this campaign season, within hours of the scary incident, Vance appeared to amp it up further with comments blaming President Biden’s campaign that drew bipartisan criticism for their timing and tenor.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 July 2024
Crews help drivers who have mechanical problems, flat tires, vehicles that are out of gas, and those with overheated engines and dead batteries.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 22 July 2024
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Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2024
Immigrants also helped cool an overheated labor market, according to research from the Kansas City Fed.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
Amid the calls to cool down the overheated political rhetoric during this campaign season, within hours of the scary incident, Vance appeared to amp it up further with comments blaming President Biden’s campaign that drew bipartisan criticism for their timing and tenor.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 July 2024
Crews help drivers who have mechanical problems, flat tires, vehicles that are out of gas, and those with overheated engines and dead batteries.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 22 July 2024
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“Overheated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overheated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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