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as in overloads
to fill or load to excess
overfilled the wheelbarrow with bricks until finally no one could push it
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as in spills
to flow over the brim or top of
water overfilled the tub and poured onto the floor
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Vaccine skepticism crisis spills over as students return to school.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025 -
Meanwhile, at dawn, fog spills through the Mirna River Valley like milk across a tabletop, leaving only the belfry piercing the haze.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Edge computing brings processing power closer to devices, significantly reducing latency and lessening central cloud system loads crucial for processing-intensive tasks despite edge nodes' limited capabilities.—
Hemant Soni,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The dive shop loads us up on one of the skiffs for near-shore diving, hauling us out to a historical wreck site on their larger double-decker catamaran.—
Peter Kelly,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Aug. 2025
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Rainwater floods their tents and officers go cell-to-cell pressuring detainees to sign voluntary removal orders before they’re allowed to consult their attorneys.—
Kate Payne,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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More rural parts of the country can also see overflows from factory farms, leading to large amounts of animal waste and other pollutants ending up in ponds, lakes and rivers.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bacteria can enter beaches via stormwater runoff, failing septic systems, leaking sewer pipes and sewer overflows, among other sources, according to Massachusetts' Public Health Department and Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Overfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfills. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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