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
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
The hovercraft appeared to be in good working condition beforehand, per Komsomolskaya Pravda and The Moscow Times, however, the boat was also overloaded with heavy equipment and exceeded the passenger limit of 10 people at the time of the incident.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 May 2026
The appointment comes after the fair’s debut earlier this year in Doha, where Art Basel tried something noticeably different from the sensory overload of Basel, Miami Beach, Hong Kong, or Paris.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 May 2026
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Verb
To prevent this shifting audio from overloading their sensitive ears, bats constantly adjust their outgoing vocalizations.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
The hovercraft appeared to be in good working condition beforehand, per Komsomolskaya Pravda and The Moscow Times, however, the boat was also overloaded with heavy equipment and exceeded the passenger limit of 10 people at the time of the incident.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Noun
Chris Brown and Morgan Wallen have similarly industrialized bloat to recover from appalling incidents, allegations, and court cases via sensory overload, putting out motion-picture-length works reliably stuffed with clashing sounds and ideas.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 May 2026
The appointment comes after the fair’s debut earlier this year in Doha, where Art Basel tried something noticeably different from the sensory overload of Basel, Miami Beach, Hong Kong, or Paris.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overload
Verb
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The iXi trolley uses two cameras and GPS that’s pre-loaded with maps of more than 40,000 courses to autonomously steer itself, with players able to issue commands via hand gestures or voice control.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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The Paragon finds home on a Ford F-350, but rather than load in a bunch of extras from the gate, Supertramp keeps the base price down by making those extras optional.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
Noun
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In this small guest bathroom, warm metallic finishes act as visual ballast, grounding the hue so the result isn’t overly formal but still packs a surprise.—
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2026
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Some of it was used as ballast to pave the streets of London.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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In the end, some 125 took the offer, threatening to overburden a corps already struggling to inspect even a sliver of the nation’s 130,000 licensed firearms dealers.—
Alec MacGillis,
ProPublica,
1 June 2026
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At times, the accumulation of events threatens to overburden the play.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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For a company like Amazon, which sponsors H-1B workers by the thousands across its engineering and corporate ranks, a $100,000 surcharge on every new hire could be a budget-breaking line item.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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Daniels said the sales tax surcharge will be applied to items not including fuel.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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One, a pediatric ER doctor, wrapped his arm in a makeshift tourniquet and stuffed the wound to staunch the bleeding while others called for help.—
Los Angeles Times,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2026
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One, a pediatric ER doctor, wrapped his arm in a makeshift tourniquet and stuffed the wound to staunch the bleeding while others called for help.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s financial chief urged the City Council to stick to an $8-9 million budget amendment package proposed by the Council’s Ways and Means chair, warning that further changes would lead to city layoffs.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
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The package also lacks reforms with bipartisan support, such as requiring officers to wear body cameras.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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Yet, the shipment might still get delayed.—
Andreas Schweitzer,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Asia-North America also accelerated, supported by improving trans-Pacific shipment volumes and strong network utilization, the association said.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Over in the next aisle, Gifty Anderson, who typically buys bales from Canada and the United Kingdom, held up a dress smeared with body makeup and tossed it aside without a second thought.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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Local farmer Frank Stoeber began spinning the ball in 1953, incorporating twine from the hay bales of 85 neighboring farmers.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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“Overload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overload. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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