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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As a result of this downward pressure on prices, some of the markets that became the most overheated during the pandemic homebuying frenzy are now cooling fast.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Why this overheated invasion of L.A. looks so ugly and feels so personal, columnist Steve Lopez writes.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
After 12 people died in an overheated nursing home after Hurricane Irma knocked out the power, Florida in 2018 enacted legislation requiring nursing homes and assisted living facilities to have a generator capable of keeping patient areas at 81 degrees Fahrenheit or lower for at least four days.
—Kff Health News, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
But buyers still see an overheated market — the median home price jumped 69 percent from April 2020 to April 2022 — and an uncertain future.
—Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Why this overheated invasion of L.A. looks so ugly and feels so personal, columnist Steve Lopez writes.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
After 12 people died in an overheated nursing home after Hurricane Irma knocked out the power, Florida in 2018 enacted legislation requiring nursing homes and assisted living facilities to have a generator capable of keeping patient areas at 81 degrees Fahrenheit or lower for at least four days.
—Kff Health News, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
But buyers still see an overheated market — the median home price jumped 69 percent from April 2020 to April 2022 — and an uncertain future.
—Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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“Overheated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overheated. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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