overheated
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This at a time when the overheated housing market is showing signs of cooling, or at least leveling off. — East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, "Editorial: Rebecca Kaplan’s reckless Oakland city budget plan," 13 June 2019 Last year, 52 children died after being trapped inside an overheated vehicle - the country's deadliest year in the past 20, according to the National Safety Council. — The Washington Post, al.com, "52 children died in hot cars nationwide in 2018," 10 June 2019 Her school is still so overheated—Charlotte has been in greenhouses colder than Daisy’s school. — David Canfield, EW.com, "Exclusive: The author of A Simple Favor is back with another juicy thriller," 5 June 2019 In honor of Earth Day, and our precious, overheated planet, pull it off, dust it off, and wear it today. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, "Choose Used! In Honor of Earth Day, 8 Fashion Insiders Model Their Oldest, Most Treasured Clothes," 22 Apr. 2019 Tests conducted by the FAA showed that gasses from overheated batteries can build up in cargo containers and cause large explosions that can disable an aircraft. — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, "Lithium-Ion Batteries Banned on Airliners Over Fire Concerns," 23 Feb. 2016 Less than a year into his presidency, Mr. Macron’s push to upend France has spawned intense and sometimes overheated reactions. — Adam Nossiter, New York Times, "Emmanuel Macron Becomes France’s Answer to Strongman Populism," 22 Mar. 2018 That’s good news: The Fed need not worry that the tight labor market is indicative of an overheated economy—yet. — Edward P. Lazear, WSJ, "America’s Economy Isn’t Overheating," 9 Oct. 2018 This official said that market declines are the product of a natural correction to overheated markets, along with structural forces such as electronic trading, among other issues. — Paul Kiernan, WSJ, "As Market Rout Continues, Trump Stands Firm on Fed, Border Wall," 25 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overheated.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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