overburdens

present tense third-person singular of overburden
as in overloads
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 overburdens What to know about the new pump station When rainfall overburdens the sewer system, the new pump station will reduce the strain. Vanessa Murdock, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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  • They'll often be triggered if a player kills an enormous number of enemies in a short time, or overloads the screen with complex physics like hundreds of items or explosions.
    Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The relentless flow of appalling events eventually overloads the nervous system; the rising tide of brutality, which once seemed shocking, comes to seem unremarkable.
    David Brooks, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
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  • Heck, maybe Hiller loads up one line and plays Zuccarello, Matthews, and Nylander together.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • No sauce makes for easier eating, but this spice rub still loads on the flavor.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
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  • An electronic safety system monitors each cell during operations, avoiding both under- and overcharges.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2017
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  • Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
  • At home, Jonathan Wright, director of the Indianapolis art museum's park and gardens, stuffs in the plants, stacks the pots, and lets everything grow.
    Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026

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“Overburdens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overburdens. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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