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verb

past tense of overflow
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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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3
as in burst
to be copiously supplied a magazine that usually overflows with home-repair tips for the do-it-yourselfer

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Recent Examples of overflowed
Verb
Sports bars and restaurants overflowed with customers who drank beer taps dry. Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Water overflowed from a large retention pond and swept Kearns away. Tara Lynch, CBS News, 31 July 2026 By evening, crowds overflowed outside the site and spilled onto the streets and lanes. Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 July 2026 Mason took the list and started a conversation with another kid his age whose hands overflowed with stickers. Maria Jose Gutierrez-Chavez, Curbed, 17 July 2026 Residents rush animals and campers to higher ground At a wild animal rescue, Katie Buck evacuated several dozen animals to higher ground in the dark Thursday as the normally dry Lazy Creek overflowed. Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026 At the committee hearing Wednesday, the room overflowed with supporters who queued up in the room and outside in the corridor to make public comment and emphasize the importance of the bill. Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 Over here, the large garbage cans overflowed with blue garbage bags. Chris Vannini, New York Times, 26 June 2026 Hundreds of homes in the city’s black neighborhoods were damaged and the Miami River overflowed. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overflowed
Adjective
  • Such tensions, compounded by a flooded market, have led many hemp farmers to quit.
    Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026
  • Beyond the wildfires, throughout the trip, her counselor pointed out flooded rivers in Canada because of extreme heat melting snow runoff.
    Ava Berger, NPR, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • The nuptials were seemingly plagued with issues; before the ceremony, Diana spilled perfume on her wedding gown, according to her makeup artist Barbara Daly.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 29 July 2026
  • On the day of the wedding, Princess Diana also spilled perfume on her dress while applying her favorite scent, Quelques Fleurs by Parisian perfume house Houbigant, creating a stain.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
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  • The resulting, room-sized artwork engulfed visitors in a swirling fantasia featuring bouncing balls, morphing nets and slow-motion action shots of Messi.
    Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 July 2026
  • Between July and August 2003, Western Europe was engulfed by its hottest summer since meteorological records began in 1540.
    Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • His emotions — and that sticky goo in his wrists — are about to burst.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Along the narrow hallway, bookshelves burst with first editions of John Updike, battered Stephen Kings, graphic novels, dime-store paperbacks, board games, books about mythology, children’s fairy tales, and Warhammer rule sets.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Adjective
  • Rather than chase influencers, whose rates have climbed into four and five figures per post amid a saturated market, Poppy & Pout is now investing in community events at retailers like Pigment in San Diego.
    Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • This painstakingly restored 4K version looks and sounds gorgeous; cinematographer Dante Spinotti’s work glows with saturated vibrancy, and Michel Rubini and the Reds’ score vibrates on a spooky synth frequency.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Vivas, speaking to Cadena SER, said arrivals from across Morocco have overwhelmed the city’s social services and security apparatuses over the past few days, with more than 300 people per day.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 31 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Nathan is overwhelmed by the effort to reconcile his responsibilities as a father with his duties as a bosun and the expectations almost certainly put on him by the whole reality TV part of his life.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • Two flies buzzed the kitchen while three of their friends did the same in the dry food storage area.
    David J. Neal July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • And a bit later, his phone buzzed with a few texts from friends.
    Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • Gently squeeze out any excess water so the hair is damp rather than dripping.
    Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Blood was still dripping from my head and both elbows, and my shirt was soaked in blood, which was now seeping into my pants.
    Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026

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