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
And always balance the load, which means washing things of similar weight together to avoid overburdening the machine.
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Lauryn Higgins, Time, 1 July 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
Despite the challenges facing the state—which include aging school buildings and overburdened drinking water infrastructure in cities like Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville—people across the country are still moving to Florida, and the state is seeing more arrivals than departures.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 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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Lauryn Higgins, Time, 1 July 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
Despite the challenges facing the state—which include aging school buildings and overburdened drinking water infrastructure in cities like Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville—people across the country are still moving to Florida, and the state is seeing more arrivals than departures.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overburden
Verb
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Stick to cold or warm water and avoid overloading the washer for best results.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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This time around, Ava (Janelle James) is back in the principal's office and is eager, as usual, to see Janine's (Quinta Brunson) downfall as she's overloaded with 40 students in her second-grade class.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There would be no replay of that 2022 failure, which featured the same inning (sixth), the same jam (bases loaded) and the same long walk (for John Schneider to pull Gausman).—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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During testing, Screambox titles loaded quickly.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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This shows that parents and caregivers are growing wary of mounting student loan debt and are reluctant to have their children burdened by it in the future.—
De Elizabeth,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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They also aren’t burdened with making sure any of their shots match, since in essence any take can be cut up into a master, close-ups, two-shots, or whatever else Cameron decides.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Overburden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overburden. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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