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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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After some pushing and shoving spilled over into the fence area behind one sideline, safety Markquese Bell threw a punch that caught cornerback Troy Pride in the back of the neck.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Warning on 'Escalating' Nuclear Tensions Half a year later, tensions between the countries spilled over again following the arrests in June of dozens of Azerbaijanis in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Fitts was removed following the bases loaded escape after allowing the two runs over four innings on four hits, three walks and two strikeouts.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
29 July 2025
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Hernandez drove in Betts and Freddie Freeman drove in Ohtani, Making his first appearance since returning from a forearm injury, Blake Treinen gave up two hits, walked two and allowed a run in the ninth inning before Jack Dreyer replaced him with the bases loaded and got the final out.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
29 July 2025
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Unlike last year’s Rayo, which overflowed with high-profile features, the more concise Mixteip moves at a casual pace.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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The summer optimism at Halas Hall is overflowing again, this time sparked by Ben Johnson’s arrival.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
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Harris illustrates through many examples in his book that the gap between federal expectations and state action has left 1890 HBCUs underfunded and overburdened for decades.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Jamie Moraga, Franklin Revere NO: Increasing density isn’t the solution and could cause unintended consequences, such as overburdening infrastructure, eroding property values and diminishing community character.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Thousands of comments flooded the platform owned by Trump.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
14 July 2025
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Days after the Guadalupe River flooded and claimed dozens of lives, another major river in Texas has triggered warnings from the National Weather Service.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
14 July 2025
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In 2011, Boeing was found to have been grossly overcharging the Army for spare helicopter parts; a four-cent metal pin, for example, was billed at $71.01.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Last year, as reported by Grocery Dive, Albertsons agreed to a $3.9 million settlement following a civil complaint that claimed the retailer unlawfully overcharged customers.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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“Overfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfill. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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