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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
By law, the sewerage district can't overfill the Deep Tunnel, so by early Sunday morning, the district had to initiate a rare sanitary sewer overflow.
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Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Also, your bladder becomes overfilled to accommodate a large volume of urine and is less efficient in emptying, which leads to incomplete bladder emptying and possibly even urinary tract infections.
—Sara Reardon, Flow Space, 10 June 2025
This provides a tangible way to avoid overfilling and helps create a sense of accountability.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025
They had been rather carelessly overfilled and half an inch of gas sloshed on top of the barrels.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
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Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Also, your bladder becomes overfilled to accommodate a large volume of urine and is less efficient in emptying, which leads to incomplete bladder emptying and possibly even urinary tract infections.
—Sara Reardon, Flow Space, 10 June 2025
This provides a tangible way to avoid overfilling and helps create a sense of accountability.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025
They had been rather carelessly overfilled and half an inch of gas sloshed on top of the barrels.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overfill
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Avoid overloading the washing machine basket to allow water to circulate freely throughout the load.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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To give Kerkez credit, the Hungary international did well to head two crosses clear in the final stage of the game, with Everton players similarly overloading that far side.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Late in the week, trade and the shutdown took a backseat to worries about regional banks, which spilled into the market.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Safeguarding neighborhoods, ensuring game day operations like traffic and parking do not spill into residential areas.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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To get started, simply load your disc, select an output format, adjust any settings as needed, and then press Start.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
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Suitcases were being loaded as well.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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The rate adjustments over the past 20 years were meant to allow the utility to meet its requirements related to the sewer overflows, Block told the Board of Directors during a meeting last week.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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In addition to mudslides and overflowing rivers, Haiti faces the threat of cholera.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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Educators are already overburdened and under-resourced, Juchems said.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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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,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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This is not a rewriting of history as much as a DDoS-ing of it—flooding the zone with so much synthetic crap that engaging with reality and humanity becomes just one of many content experiences to choose from.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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Comments flooded in celebrating the bond between a girl and her furry best friend.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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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
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That same year, millions of plaintiffs filed an antitrust class action lawsuit seeking over $1 billion in damages that alleged Sutter Health overcharged customers and companies for health care bills and discouraged clients from using other lower-cost services.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Overfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfill. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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