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
In Texas, 27% of attorneys in rural counties are already overburdened and exceeding recommended caseload guidelines.
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Emily Naiser, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
With a relatively small squad to pick from, Slot has tried to rotate where possible to avoid overburdening anyone but the pool of available talent is limited.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
But the ERRs report being overburdened, not least by the hardships in communicating with funders.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The goal is not to overburden staff, but to ensure work is structured as efficiently and effectively as possible.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Emily Naiser, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
With a relatively small squad to pick from, Slot has tried to rotate where possible to avoid overburdening anyone but the pool of available talent is limited.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
But the ERRs report being overburdened, not least by the hardships in communicating with funders.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The goal is not to overburden staff, but to ensure work is structured as efficiently and effectively as possible.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for overburden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overburden
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When an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet collided in January 2025 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, investigators found one controller was overloaded managing two positions.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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The therapist said despite that they were still overloaded with individual sessions and had to limit each one to as little as 16 minutes.—
Vernal Coleman,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Nick Castellanos flied out to center with the bases loaded to end the eighth in his Padres debut.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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With the song in expert hands, Dave Meyer, the commercial’s director, asked to add other off-kilter elements, including a plotline about Nickelback and Megan stealing new Cheetos from a vault and loading them on to a giant truck that would also serve as their escape vehicle.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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That's because the industry is suddenly less burdened by excess slaughter capacity that had been keeping profit margins low.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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New fraud prevention measures enacted by Texas may burden already-struggling child care providers who say requirements lack evidence of preventing fraud.—
Jess Huff,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Overburden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overburden. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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