as in overloaded
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 overburdened
Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The dogs come to Dales’ rescue organization from overburdened public shelters filled to capacity, from community members who have lost jobs or homes and can’t keep their dog or they are found loose on the streets.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Helen Woodward Animal Center Rescuing Gelato and Sorbet Helen Woodward Animal Center rescues animals like Gelato and Sorbet from overburdened shelters, often those facing euthanasia.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Rural fire districts are overburdened, underfunded State regulations appear to place the highest burden on the agencies with the lowest budgets.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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.
—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
After developing the draft, the Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability has asked for public input to address gaps in community investment and support those historically overburdened by pollution and severe weather.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
The city is already grappling with aging infrastructure, overburdened public services, and a budget heavily allocated to personnel costs for police and fire departments.
—Dominick Vargas, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
Voters were concerned for their schools being overburdened by many multiple foreign languages in their classrooms.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
There is also a huge strain on public health departments, which are already overburdened and short-staffed from budget cuts.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The dogs come to Dales’ rescue organization from overburdened public shelters filled to capacity, from community members who have lost jobs or homes and can’t keep their dog or they are found loose on the streets.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Helen Woodward Animal Center Rescuing Gelato and Sorbet Helen Woodward Animal Center rescues animals like Gelato and Sorbet from overburdened shelters, often those facing euthanasia.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Numerous studies indicate that physicians have increasingly become overburdened with non-clinical tasks that routinely pull them away from direct patient care; in fact, many hospital systems are facing record attrition due to these factors.
—Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Rural fire districts are overburdened, underfunded State regulations appear to place the highest burden on the agencies with the lowest budgets.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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.
—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
After developing the draft, the Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability has asked for public input to address gaps in community investment and support those historically overburdened by pollution and severe weather.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
The city is already grappling with aging infrastructure, overburdened public services, and a budget heavily allocated to personnel costs for police and fire departments.
—Dominick Vargas, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
Voters were concerned for their schools being overburdened by many multiple foreign languages in their classrooms.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overburdened
Verb
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Operators of a Tucson mobile home park are being sued by Arizona’s top prosecutor, who is accusing them of not telling residents the park's electrical system was dangerous and overloaded, leaving them unable to air condition their homes in the triple-digit heat.—
Catherine Reagor,
AZCentral.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Coral Springs resident Michele Melnick gets exasperated by how many heavy vehicles are overloaded with cargo.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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People should be joyful, not worried.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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He’s not focused on the economy, which most Americans are worried about.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Batting with the bases loaded and two outs in the second inning, Montgomery crushed a 97-mph fastball from Mick Abel for a 412-foot slam to right-center at Rate Field.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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The Packers loaded up on even more weapons this offseason, adding wide receivers Matthew Golden and Savion Williams via the NFL Draft.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Whereas Armah’s novel operates in the sorrowful register of existentialism, Sembène and Cissé’s films revel in the barbed parameters of comedy and trade in the comeuppance of corrupt leaders.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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Her countenance is icy and distant and her fight skills as formidable as her speed, but the persistent attentions of Johnny Storm eventually expose a softer side of her and a sorrowful history in the climactic stretch.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
Verb
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Flat-rate pricing leads to value misalignment, high-usage customers feel undercharged, and low-usage customers feel overcharged.—
Chris Kent,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The sale was made by an international brokerage firm, owned by Boulos’ cousin, which overcharged the seemingly business savvy Kushner by millions of dollars and worked to conceal the true price.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There have been some instances, however, when an upset crayfish comes home from a hard day of crayfishing only to have to kick out a frog and cap the burrow.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, for an AI that claims someone is going into something bad, but the AI has computationally misjudged the circumstance, users are bound to howl and get upset with the AI and the AI maker.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lenovo has a pair of new Android tablets stuffed with AI and big batteries.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Now, the original Clay Henry is stuffed and on display at the Starlight Theatre in Terlingua.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Maddie is talented, warm, funny and kind but also anxious, plagued with low self-esteem cultivated by a traumatic childhood.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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The other may be unsure, though not opposed, but anxious about leaving family and community.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Overburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overburdened. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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