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Recent Examples of overcrowded
With no warrants or papers, they are thrown into overcrowded and squalid detention centers with little medical care.
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Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
Health care providers, after years of building on the periphery where land was cheaper and easier to obtain, continue to look for ways to get closer to customers and relieve pressure on their overcrowded emergency rooms.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 July 2025
Many of Cincinnati's migrants lived in unsanitary, overcrowded tenements that were badly neglected by landlords.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
For years, the site served a variety of industrial tenants until the City of Indianapolis took over in the late 1990s and used the building as a jail for the overcrowded Marion County jail system.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
Health care providers, after years of building on the periphery where land was cheaper and easier to obtain, continue to look for ways to get closer to customers and relieve pressure on their overcrowded emergency rooms.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 July 2025
Many of Cincinnati's migrants lived in unsanitary, overcrowded tenements that were badly neglected by landlords.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
For years, the site served a variety of industrial tenants until the City of Indianapolis took over in the late 1990s and used the building as a jail for the overcrowded Marion County jail system.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcrowded
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The downside of this route is that digital books can easily get lost in the shuffle of crowded devices.—
Vikrant Shaurya,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Also in central Gaza on Sunday, at least 12 people were killed and more than 40 injured when an Israeli airstrike targeted a crowded junction, according to Dr. Mohammed Abu Salmiya, Director of Al-Shifa Medical Complex central Gaza City.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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“Overcrowded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcrowded. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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