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
Jamie Moraga, Franklin Revere NO: Increasing density isn’t the solution and could cause unintended consequences, such as overburdening infrastructure, eroding property values and diminishing community character.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
That includes a legal and regulatory framework that does not overburden business.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 June 2025
To conservatives, the shift is a necessary course correction away from violence in the streets and crippling mandates that overburden police departments.
—Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
This law has overburdened D.A. offices by requiring prosecutors disclose evidence to be used at trial within 20 days of an arraignment.
—Ryan Silverstein, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
That includes a legal and regulatory framework that does not overburden business.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 June 2025
To conservatives, the shift is a necessary course correction away from violence in the streets and crippling mandates that overburden police departments.
—Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
This law has overburdened D.A. offices by requiring prosecutors disclose evidence to be used at trial within 20 days of an arraignment.
—Ryan Silverstein, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overburden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overburden
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That story line’s villains and betrayals are predictable in a way Mare never was, with characters who are either paper thin or overloaded with quirks.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Build flexible routing rules that let behavior, cost, and risk guide the payment path without overloading operations teams.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In these long moments of waiting, the atmosphere is heavy and loaded.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Passengers can walk on, bring bicycles, or even load up cars and campers.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Prince George is not being burdened by tremendous royal expectations, exposure and scrutiny.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Humanities and arts programs find themselves disproportionately, but not exclusively, burdened.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Overburden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overburden. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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