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as in to overload
to fill or load to excess
overfilled the wheelbarrow with bricks until finally no one could push it
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as in to spill
to flow over the brim or top of
water overfilled the tub and poured onto the floor
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Recent Examples of overfill
The Patriots seemingly overfilled their roster after making 11 selections in the 2025 NFL Draft and remaining busy during the undrafted free-agent signing period.
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
But at a certain point, those areas can become overfilled, leading your body to stow anything additional as visceral fat, which is lodged deep in your belly and is more metabolically active and risky.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Mar. 2025
Avoid overfilling the feeder with nectar to reduce nectar waste.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2025
Toilet paper goes right into the film baggy – just don't overfill!
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
But at a certain point, those areas can become overfilled, leading your body to stow anything additional as visceral fat, which is lodged deep in your belly and is more metabolically active and risky.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Mar. 2025
Avoid overfilling the feeder with nectar to reduce nectar waste.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2025
Toilet paper goes right into the film baggy – just don't overfill!
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overfill
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This spilled into civil unrest in the summer of 2021, when hundreds of Iraqis took to the streets amid power and water outages gripped large parts of the country, And just in July, power cuts sparked fresh protests across the country against a backdrop of extreme heat.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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Kiki apparently met with Katie – she’s confirmed that and there’s a photo of them on social media – but while Katie has allegedly spilled all kinds of tea to her, she’s not revealed any receipts that would back up Tamra’s third- or fourth-hand accounts of backstabbing.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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Golden Hill, which did not score for the first nine innings of the tournament, loaded the bases again off Alpine starter Max Turner before Jake Morris earned another walk to plate Yun with a third run for a 3-0 lead.—
Dennis Pope,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Then, the sandwich is loaded up with lettuce, tomato, Cheddar cheese, bacon, and your preferred filet.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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Once the blood had seeped out, bathed the wound red, bubbled and overflowed, Dr. K. took out some cotton, the size of a cushion, soaked it in medicine, pressed it into the cavity, packed it tight, and taped it with a huge roll of gauze.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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Some 1,000 fans overflowed the stadium court, which had a large video board in place of the usual tennis nets to set up two pickleball courts as needed for tourney play.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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To conservatives, the shift is a necessary course correction away from violence in the streets and crippling mandates that overburden police departments.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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This law has overburdened D.A. offices by requiring prosecutors disclose evidence to be used at trial within 20 days of an arraignment.—
Ryan Silverstein,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Hurricane Erin’s surge, captured flooding the Buxton neighborhood and surrounding coastal communities, came as evacuations and swim bans were issued in the area for safety measures.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Little to None - Little to no potential impacts from flooding rain.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Aug. 2025
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This occurs when a battery is damaged, overheated, exposed to water, overcharged or improperly packed.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Some residents and candidates have complained that Area Towing often overcharged customers, unaware of the costs when getting their vehicles towed.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Overfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfill. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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