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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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They'll often be triggered if a player kills an enormous number of enemies in a short time, or overloads the screen with complex physics like hundreds of items or explosions.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026 -
The relentless flow of appalling events eventually overloads the nervous system; the rising tide of brutality, which once seemed shocking, comes to seem unremarkable.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Analysts have warned that prices could top $100 a barrel if oil trade is disrupted for a prolonged period of time, or if the war spills over into neighboring countries and destroys oil infrastructure.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2026
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County Road 22 runs through the Yolo Bypass and becomes submerged when water levels rise in the Sacramento River and the Fremont Weir spills into bypass to reduce flooding in Sacramento, according to the release.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Now, five courts — whose case loads range from several hundred to over 40,000 — have just one permanent judge.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2026
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Frahm loads the bases walking Powell but strikes out Kowalewski.—
Zoe Collins Rath,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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The floating center console creates handbag storage and an available dual pane sunroof floods the cabin with light.—
Scotty Reiss,
Parents,
24 Feb. 2026
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The title floods the screen, in lavishly flowing script, a whopping 49 minutes into this 108-minute neo-noir, not far off the halfway mark.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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What to know about the new pump station When rainfall overburdens the sewer system, the new pump station will reduce the strain.—
Vanessa Murdock,
CBS News,
19 Nov. 2025
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The City of Atlanta's Department of Watershed Management is building an underground vault with a park on top to improve stormwater management, enhance drainage, and decrease flooding and sewer overflows that have historically impacted the area.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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The City maintains reimbursement programs for certain wet-weather sanitary sewer overflows; however, eligibility is governed by specific criteria.—
Kaicey Baylor,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Gonzalez has been an advanced metrics darling in his first NBA season — the only two players ranked in the top 10 in offensive, defensive and net rating entering Monday were him and reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — but rarely stuffs the conventional stat sheet.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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Rapisura-Pardo stuffs a jalapeno half with a creamy crawfish filling, wraps it in a spring roll wrapper and fries until golden.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Overfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfills. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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