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to fill or load to excess
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Recent Examples of overburdened
Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 10 Jan. 2026
In recent years, overburdened staff spent spending 20 to 30 hours a week looking for fakes, said President Meridith Randall.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Court and Legal Costs Detaining Jaime also clogged an overburdened immigration court system.
—Michelle Brané, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Fortunately, overburdened consulates may soon be a thing of the past.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 11 Nov. 2025
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
Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Certainly Pine’s new boss, Indira Varma’s Mayra Cavendish, doesn’t know and isn’t overburdened with morality.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Jan. 2026
Many, however, were unable to sustain because of mounting costs and eventually became overburdened with debt.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
More than 50 million Americans similarly rely on food banks and pantries for help, although these centers are also feeling overburdened.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Frail, undernourished, lacking sufficient clothing, and shoeless, Kammo is overburdened by chores and in constant fear of chastisement.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Educators are already overburdened and under-resourced, Juchems said.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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
Adjective
Time spent asking additional questions at park entrances could also add to an already understaffed, overburdened agency.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 10 Jan. 2026
In recent years, overburdened staff spent spending 20 to 30 hours a week looking for fakes, said President Meridith Randall.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Court and Legal Costs Detaining Jaime also clogged an overburdened immigration court system.
—Michelle Brané, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Fortunately, overburdened consulates may soon be a thing of the past.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 11 Nov. 2025
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
Verb
For decades, business leaders have complained that California’s regulatory climate has overburdened companies across the state, blaming a morass of rules, permits and paperwork for pushing businesses and jobs out of state and holding back economic growth.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Certainly Pine’s new boss, Indira Varma’s Mayra Cavendish, doesn’t know and isn’t overburdened with morality.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Jan. 2026
Many, however, were unable to sustain because of mounting costs and eventually became overburdened with debt.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
More than 50 million Americans similarly rely on food banks and pantries for help, although these centers are also feeling overburdened.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Frail, undernourished, lacking sufficient clothing, and shoeless, Kammo is overburdened by chores and in constant fear of chastisement.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Educators are already overburdened and under-resourced, Juchems said.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overburdened
Adjective
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This is a relief for now, but the market won’t stop being worried about memory hurting gross margins until prices come down.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Kids were scared, parents were worried, and the shocking crime instantly became a high-profile case, meaning, of course, that there was high pressure to convict.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Agents that can merge responsibilities, split when overloaded, and form new connections spontaneously.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Using more than one weather app can give you redundancy if one service is delayed or overloaded.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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After evening fell, a somber, sorrowful crowd in the hundreds kept a vigil by the memorial.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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After evening fell, a somber, sorrowful crowd in the hundreds kept a vigil by the memorial.—
Jack Brook,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But since then Boston has loaded up, with Garrett Crochet, Ranger Suarez, Sonny Gray and Bello expected to lead a staff that could rank among the game’s elite.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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It gets loaded onto the truck and sent to Moscow, to be sold via Moscow to Astrakhan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Buss reportedly was upset with the way James dismissed his part in pursuing Westbrook and blamed others after the move failed, according to ESPN.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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The 14-year-old’s girlfriend told investigators that Givens had threatened over Snapchat to kill her 1½-year-old son and that the 14-year-old was upset about it, the complaint says.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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After the Boynton Beach location changed hands in 2021, the new owners discovered that insurance companies had been billed and over 80 patients had been charged for work that was not performed or overcharged, according to the affidavit, many of them 65 or older.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Thermal runaway, or self-heating, can occur without warning in lithium batteries as a result of various factors, including if the battery is damaged, overheated, exposed to water, overcharged or improperly packed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Flat, calm but earnest, mildly anxious, blunted, volatile.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Times of Troy survey After an anxious few weeks for Trojan fans, USC finally has its next defensive coordinator.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The body of a month-old boy found in a duffel bag stuffed in a closet inside his family’s apartment was in an advanced state of decomposition — and his mother told cops her son hadn’t been home for at least two weeks before being arrested for hiding his corpse, prosecutors said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In 2005, the Herald reported that someone employed a toilet stuffed with trash to save their parking spot following a storm.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Overburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overburdened. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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