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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
Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
Natural-looking, minimally invasive rejuvenation, without the overfilled look.
—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
Smart, anti-theft crossbody bags An overfilled tote can easily turn into a black hole mid-travel—everything sinks to the bottom, and nothing feels secure.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
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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All of the overstuffed albums and Billboard hits he’s racked up since then are tainted with that context.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
12 May 2026
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Baseball has a way of happening and Glasnow’s back spasms might just be the first thing to postpone the Dodgers’ decision on who gets bumped out of their overstuffed rotation.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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The boat does not appear to have been overloaded either.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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This work kept the first moon landing from being aborted, even though the onboard computer was overloaded.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
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Letters signed by dozens of local officials, legislators from both houses, environmental groups and clean energy businesses have flooded in to try to save the program.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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People quickly flooded the comments with reactions and support for the classy move.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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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
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Stoneman Douglas, which left the bases loaded in the first and fourth innings, finally pushed an insurance run home in the top of the seventh.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Those runs proved useful when Benge dropped a fly ball in the top of the seventh, allowing a run to score for the Yankees, who loaded the bases with no outs, forcing the Mets to go to the bullpen.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2026
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The tension spilled into election issues, including accusations that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized ballots in a voter‑fraud investigation, now at the center of a legal fight with the state attorney general.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The collective ire of the group spilled over.—
Amber Gaudet,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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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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The case has drawn significant attention in the country — local media reported that a courtroom overflowed with journalists and observers at the latest hearing, on May 7.—
Jane Lytvynenko,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Fans overflowed from the bleachers to stand six deep behind the home-plate screen Friday night at Anthony Rizzo Field.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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“Overfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfilled. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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