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as in overloaded
to fill or load to excess
overfilled the wheelbarrow with bricks until finally no one could push it
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as in flooded
to flow over the brim or top of
water overfilled the tub and poured onto the floor
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Recent Examples of overfilled
Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Lauren Arikan, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
The facility had overfilled cooked steak improperly cooling in a five-inch depth pan in the walk-in cooler.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Alesia overfilled the pans, which means the muffins look atrocious.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
Check the load to determine if the washer is overfilled, if the laundry is unevenly distributed, or if there are any heavy items on one side of the washer.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
The Lincoln Oasis rest area on I-80/294 is often overfilled with demand for truck parking, and there’s a two-hour limit on spaces, Rozek said.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Natural-looking, minimally invasive rejuvenation, without the overfilled look.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
Children are not cars whose gas tanks can simply be carelessly overfilled.
—Lauren Arikan, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
The facility had overfilled cooked steak improperly cooling in a five-inch depth pan in the walk-in cooler.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Alesia overfilled the pans, which means the muffins look atrocious.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
Check the load to determine if the washer is overfilled, if the laundry is unevenly distributed, or if there are any heavy items on one side of the washer.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
The Lincoln Oasis rest area on I-80/294 is often overfilled with demand for truck parking, and there’s a two-hour limit on spaces, Rozek said.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overfilled
Adjective
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The first six episodes feel overstuffed (with plot, characters, and jokes), but a lot of it works.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps without meaning to, Hite’s first three reports, and especially the one about men, became messy, overstuffed real-time chronicles of intimate life being shaped by social change.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In late 2022, overloaded presale queues for the domestic leg of Swift’s 2023 Eras Tour caused the site to crash and led Ticketmaster to cancel the sale.—
Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
2 Mar. 2026
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That comfortably overloaded camper package won't be of much value if it gets shredded to bits on the trail, so Goldfields equips the Escape Pod just as robustly down under.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Feb. 2026
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As job cuts pile up, Tinner is up against intense competition in a job market flooded with talent from the top companies in tech.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Investors initially flooded the market after the subprime mortgage crash that led to the Great Recession.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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One of Cash’s interests, carried over from Earth Angel, her 2023 debut book of short stories, is an overflowing index of animal references.—
Niela Orr,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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And Zermatt itself also has pockets of traditional charm, with streets lined with chalet after chalet and overflowing flower boxes.—
Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Andrés Giménez was hit by a pitch, Acuña drew a four-pitch walk, and Maikel Garcia dropped down a bunt that was ruled a hit but also exposed a coverage gap as Jonathan Schoop charged and nobody covered first, leaving Venezuela with the bases loaded and no outs.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Sprayer arms may also get trapped or stuck when too many dishes are loaded at once.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Twenty years of memories spilled across Jacinda Thorn’s yard.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Clean spilled paint from the lid before closing, and use a hammer to tightly close the can.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sixty-three years after the decision, the pool of lawyers willing to fulfill this promise is rapidly shrinking, aging and is overburdened, with lawyers sometimes working without pay.—
Emily Naiser,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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The clubhouse is not even big enough to accommodate those who are already residents, so with more homes on the way, the amenities will be overburdened, resident Barbie Sawyer said at a past meeting.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Residents packed the Independence council chambers to capacity Monday night and overflowed into the lobby, with security officers turning residents away starting 15 minutes before the meeting.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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Martin recalls around age 11 coming home from school, finding his mother in the kitchen talking to herself while running water from the sink overflowed everywhere.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Overfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfilled. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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