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as in spilled
to flow over the brim or top of
while the wine steward stood there gawking at the nearby celebrity, my expensive champagne was overflowing its glass and pouring onto our table
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as in engulfed
to cover with a flood
the swollen river overflowed the surrounding land and washed several houses away
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Recent Examples of overflowed
Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
In the first five days alone, at least 194 million gallons overflowed.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
Despite the internet shutdown, footage of many horrifying scenes began to emerge, including images of a makeshift morgue set up outside the Legal Medicine Organization (a state forensic institute) in Kahrizak, near Tehran, after the facility’s morgue overflowed with bodies.
—Hamid Kashani, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
First, popovers larger than life that overflowed the bread plate.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
When the news was confirmed, Mileno and Cuevas said emotions overflowed.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
After Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina in 2018, at least 50 manure lagoons overflowed into neighboring communities, Drew Ball, the southeast campaigns director at the Natural Resources Defense Council said in a conference with reporters unveiling the report.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The Wieners’ home became a makeshift storage facility, where boxes overflowed from the garage and occupied spare rooms.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
The square heads overflowed on all sides to create love handles and sagging bellies.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Verb
My inbox overflowed with the latest theories on how Democrats had lost their way and what was needed to revive them.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
In the first five days alone, at least 194 million gallons overflowed.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
Despite the internet shutdown, footage of many horrifying scenes began to emerge, including images of a makeshift morgue set up outside the Legal Medicine Organization (a state forensic institute) in Kahrizak, near Tehran, after the facility’s morgue overflowed with bodies.
—Hamid Kashani, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
First, popovers larger than life that overflowed the bread plate.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
When the news was confirmed, Mileno and Cuevas said emotions overflowed.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
After Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina in 2018, at least 50 manure lagoons overflowed into neighboring communities, Drew Ball, the southeast campaigns director at the Natural Resources Defense Council said in a conference with reporters unveiling the report.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The Wieners’ home became a makeshift storage facility, where boxes overflowed from the garage and occupied spare rooms.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
The square heads overflowed on all sides to create love handles and sagging bellies.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overflowed
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On Melrose Place in West Hollywood, Mona Seresht spotted a pink and orange Coco Robotics bot struggling through a flooded street on its delivery route.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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On the night of the blaze, firefighters found Miguelina Alcantara, 34, in a flooded basement but not her infant daughter, Emma.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Wells then confronted King at his home, the statement said, and a fight spilled into the street.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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Fisk found working with Safdie invigorating because his enthusiasm spilled over into every aspect of filmmaking.—
Bill Desowitz,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles firefighters extinguished a large structure fire that engulfed a home in the Arlington Heights neighborhood on Monday night.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating after one worker was killed and two others were injured in the fire that engulfed most of the 600,000-square-foot building's roof, according to a spokesperson of the federal agency.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Feb. 2026
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The subject of threats and lawsuits and NCAA sanctions against the university, the Chief (portrayed by student Dan Maloney) burst onto the basketball court at Assembly Hall for his final, three-minute dance.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Mamdani’s demands don’t seem to be moving lawmakers either, bursting his socialist bubble.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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Cathy’s, um, secretions Fennell’s tendency to shock us only lightly comes (sorry) into full effect when Cathy steals off to the moors to masturbate against a giant rock, overwhelmed by her feelings for Heathcliff.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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This enables local food pantries to support as many individuals as possible without being overwhelmed by rising demand.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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On a chilly Austin morning, downtown buzzed with excitement earlier than usual for a Sunday.—
Aaron E Martinez,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026
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Two drones buzzed overhead, and a chopper was up.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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With a saturated market of cuts, collars, and cotton weights, the search requires a curious eye.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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Hues like blush and dusty rose pair well with sandy neutrals, soft grays, and even more saturated colors like teal and fuchsia.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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The surrounding metropolitan area has similarly bulged.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Even pre-Covid, his pockets bulged with hand sanitizer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Overflowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overflowed. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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