as in to load
to fill or load to excess
try not to overload your backpack, or you could end up with back problems
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Recent Examples of overload
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
Your mind isn’t tired—it’s overloaded with unfinished business.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Tokyo Central is owned by Japan’s Don Quijote, the beloved multi-sensory overload discount stores that can be found all across the country.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Avoid overloading the washing machine basket to allow water to circulate freely throughout the load.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
Your mind isn’t tired—it’s overloaded with unfinished business.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
The fat overload in astrocytes and microglia activates inflammatory pathways.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Tokyo Central is owned by Japan’s Don Quijote, the beloved multi-sensory overload discount stores that can be found all across the country.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overload
Verb
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Sanford jarred the ball loose as Zollers was loading up to pass, and the ball caromed to A&M’s Dalton Brooks virtually in stride behind Zollers.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
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The seller will load the grating for transport, but won't secure the load.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Cheaper options or knock-offs tend to come with flimsy sockets, buzzing ballasts, or unreliable switches, which can make rooms look cheap or dated far sooner than expected and even create fire hazards.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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For this is sacred time, time out of time, without ballast or anchor, without leash or link.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Frail, undernourished, lacking sufficient clothing, and shoeless, Kammo is overburdened by chores and in constant fear of chastisement.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Educators are already overburdened and under-resourced, Juchems said.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Without the surcharge, halal-cart food would be cheaper.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Under State Senate Bill 1396, signed into law in May 2025, this surcharge is projected to generate at least $100 million annually.—
Josh Green,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After the goal, the TNT broadcast showed Binnington apparently stuffing the milestone puck into his hockey pants but an official confronted him.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Turducken is a partially de-boned turkey stuffed with a de-boned duck that has been stuffed with a de-boned chicken.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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At Tesla’s annual meeting on Thursday, shareholders voted in favor of giving CEO Musk a gargantuan, record-shattering pay package that could give him stock worth $1 trillion after several years.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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With only forty units produced, the Divo appeals to enthusiasts who want extreme performance in a highly exclusive package.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The December shipment of teak — loaded at a Myanmar port owned by an oligarch with close ties to the military — was Florida Teak’s seventh of Burmese teak last year, bringing the total imported by the company in 2022 to roughly 437,000 pounds, import records analyzed by the Miami Herald show.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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That 5-million-square-foot sorting and handling site temporarily closed midweek due to a cargo plane crash on location, already causing shipment delays ahead of the FAA mandate.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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An employee dove between two metal bales that surround the facility to quickly carry a customer who had been burned to safety.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Departing from Greenbank Station in Wilmington, this ride trades traditional passenger cars for flatbed railcars lined with hay bales, giving travelers the feel of an open-air hay wagon.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Overload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overload. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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