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Definition of overheated
1 : perfervid
2 : characterized by marked inflation from an increase in demand and a decrease in supply an overheated economy
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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 of overheated from the Web
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Could the Pistons have waited and found a better bargain with market appearing to not be as overheated as last season?
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There were her own prescient worries about overheated rhetoric.
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But after two appellate courts made much of Trump’s penchant for overheated, demagogic language, the Supreme Court ruled that the president has the power to restrict immigration.
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When giant CGI explosions aren't bloodlessly scattering humans like feathers from a busted pillow, the movie is nothing but overheated explanation.
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Ice Ice Baby Ice down your overheated body with snow cones and shaved ice goodies.
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Overheated transformers and other mechanical woes have caused scattered power outages, particularly in the Bay Area.
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Few economists foresee another downturn looming, in part because the recovery from the recession has been steady but grinding, with little sign of the sort of overheated pressures that normally trigger a recession.
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Heavy panting, a dark red tongue, drooling, vomiting and lethargy are some of signs that a dog may be dangerously overheated, reports PetMD.com.
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First Known Use of overheated
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OVERHEATED Defined for English Language Learners
overheated
playDefinition of overheated for English Language Learners
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: too hot
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: too excited or emotional
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of a market or economy : having too much activity, growth, etc.
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