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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
Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
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
Adjective
Natural-looking, minimally invasive rejuvenation, without the overfilled look.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
Two days later, Gomes Akay was seen dragging a large suitcase that appeared to be overfilled from the hotel.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
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 ensemble and the current production are as comfortable at M Ensemble as the overstuffed couch at the center of the play’s set.—
Amy Reyes,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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This chair’s silhouette does all the relaxing for you, with its slanted back and overstuffed cushions.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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More commonly, a surge will occur if there is an issue with the wiring or if the circuits are overloaded.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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Because transmission and distribution lines have finite capacity, every route has a capacity limit, and a failure along one pathway can cause others to be overloaded.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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Their videos — which show the everyday challenges of life in a wheelchair, often featuring Lawrence's dark humor — quickly took off, their comments and DMs flooded with messages from other wheelchair users or recovering addicts who found meaning in their story.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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The company’s young founder plans to release a payment app and other services in a bid to create a super app for Africa—a continent that is young, growing, and flooded with mobile phones.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 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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With the bases loaded and nobody out, Freddy Fermin’s fly ball to left field drove in Bogaerts.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Tickets for Saturday will not be valid for the makeup doubleheader, but fans who already purchased tickets will receive a digital voucher loaded into their My Mets Tickets account, and will be accessible Sunday morning.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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This week, the dispute between The Deb actress Charlotte MacInnes and its director, Rebel Wilson, spilled into the Federal Court in Australia, and Jake has been tracking the story.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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The conversation also spilled into broader critiques of Costco's bakery, including questions about ingredient transparency.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But those customs brokers are overburdened now with such requests, and many have told their clients to create their own accounts and pursue the refunds themselves.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Already, the department is overburdened, leaving the responsibility for handling many attacks by wolves and other predators to local law enforcement, said David Bess, a retired chief of CDFW’s enforcement division.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Nearly every waterway in Cheboygan County has overflowed its banks, with Black Lake, the Cheboygan River and other waterways inundating docks, roads, yards and nearby homes.—
Sarah Brumfield,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Charlotte Water says nearly 70,000 gallons of wastewater has overflowed into the Studman Branch along Lake Wylie in southwest Charlotte.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Overfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfilled. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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