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verb

past tense of overburden
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
Verb
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 Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025 The truth is, our immigration system is outdated, inefficient, and overburdened. Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025 This imbalance often leaves one partner feeling overburdened while the other becomes more passive or detached from the emotional weight of the relationship. Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 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
Adjective
  • However, the bull case for the current market environment is that investors are now less worried about a U.S. recession and are swapping out defensive bond positions in hopes of finding upside appreciation in the stock market.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 May 2025
  • Nearly two-thirds (63%) are worried about global warming and 37% are not.
    Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Kopitar then led the annual sorrowful handshake line with the Edmonton Oilers.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • The most powerful performance —compressed, sorrowful — comes from The Matrix's Joe Pantoliano.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Houck loaded the bases with one out in the first Wednesday but only allowed one run.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Trevor Story’s ground out with the bases loaded pushed across the winning run.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Ruiz earned 7% of the vote, enough for Bill Brophy, Democrat Richard Alatorre’s Republican opponent, to pull off a stunning upset.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
  • While Pelkey may have spent his final moments upset, his AI likeness struck a conciliatory tone in court last week.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • This productivity decline stems from several factors: Workplace morale deteriorates Remaining employees absorb additional responsibilities Teams become anxious about future job security When employees question whether their leaders truly value them, their enthusiasm and dedication suffer.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • Nobel laureates, such as MIT’s Daron Acemoglu, are worried about its capacity to worsen income inequalities, and ordinary American workers are anxious about AI’s impact on jobs.
    Bhaskar Chakravorti, Harvard Business Review, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • With the Knicks’ star trio of fellow Villanova alums Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Mikal Bridges in the midst of a major playoff run, perhaps the arrival of Pope Leo XIV is a sign that the good Lord is finally on the the side of the long-suffering team.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
  • But Matthew’s also married: to the long-suffering Sophie (Heather Graham), and so the ensuing affair must remain a secret.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • There is a chance the deal is not with the Mets, who could still be wary of committing to an aging slugger like Alonso.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • Some strategists are wary of how effective term limits would be in the long run.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • Now, Barrera is concerned about the Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, the agency that investigated the district.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
  • Future uncertain Housing advocates and providers both are concerned about the future of the trust fund.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025

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