as in to overload
to fill or load to excess
it is important that you bring on the hike plenty of food and water, but don't overburden your pack with unnecessary gear
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Recent Examples of overburden
Applicants must meet one of 46 distinct eligibility criteria and fill out mountains of paperwork – a long and difficult process for a population already overburdened by bureaucracy.
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Pascale Leone, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
After a mapping campaign in Toledo, Ohio, officials found that the city’s hot spots often overlapped with census tracts identified by the Biden administration’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool as lacking in commercial investment and overburdened by pollution.
—Ula Chrobak, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Several states have also put environmental-justice considerations into their laws; one in New Jersey restricts certain new industrial permits in places that are already overburdened, for instance.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Many surrounding communities have successfully implemented similar programs, leading to more diverse housing options without overburdening taxpayers.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
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Pascale Leone, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
After a mapping campaign in Toledo, Ohio, officials found that the city’s hot spots often overlapped with census tracts identified by the Biden administration’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool as lacking in commercial investment and overburdened by pollution.
—Ula Chrobak, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Several states have also put environmental-justice considerations into their laws; one in New Jersey restricts certain new industrial permits in places that are already overburdened, for instance.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Many surrounding communities have successfully implemented similar programs, leading to more diverse housing options without overburdening taxpayers.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overburden
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In the second inning, the A’s added another run when shortstop Jacob Wilson walked with the bases loaded.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Larnach hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning and Byron Buxton later homered as the Twins topped the Chicago White Sox 6-3 at Target Field. Larnach also singled in a run in the fourth inning for the Twins, who only scored once despite loading the bases in each of the first three innings.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Compliance, for one, poses a significant hurdle, specifically for healthcare organizations already burdened by tight margins and complex operational terrains.—
Chris Bowen,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The justices raised several examples to discern the point at which the right to free exercise of religion would be burdened.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Overburden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overburden. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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