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
Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Record labels are having a harder time breaking new artists amid an overload of content.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately for the defense, the Bills overload the short side of the field with pass catchers to stretch the coverage thin.
—Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Navajo County is expecting stressors as a result of the Medicaid cuts, Lacapa said, including an uptick in mental health issues, overload of emergency services, and increases in patient mortality.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Record labels are having a harder time breaking new artists amid an overload of content.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
Then there are the freight elevators, broken from overloading.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately for the defense, the Bills overload the short side of the field with pass catchers to stretch the coverage thin.
—Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overload
Verb
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The process involved manufacturing the alloy samples to precise specifications and then meticulously loading them into protective capsules.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Buntin said that if open enrollment begins and these subsidies are not approved and loaded into the enrollment systems, people are likely to see their premiums go up.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Their cars will be fitted with a ballast to compensate for the weight not gained in the absence of a vest.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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But Stanfield in particular also serves as a moral compass, or at least a dose of common sense, offering ballast to the proceedings.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
11 Oct. 2025
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Numerous studies indicate that physicians have increasingly become overburdened with non-clinical tasks that routinely pull them away from direct patient care; in fact, many hospital systems are facing record attrition due to these factors.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Rural fire districts are overburdened, underfunded State regulations appear to place the highest burden on the agencies with the lowest budgets.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Philadelphia International Airport, for instance, began adding a 3% surcharge on all concessions last year.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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In 2018, a federal court ruled that parts of Texas’ credit card surcharge ban violated the First Amendment.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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On Sunday, Jeanty was stopped for a loss or no gain on four of his 10 runs against light boxes, and overall, the Las Vegas Raiders were stuffed 11 times on 29 attempts — the most of any team in a game this season.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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All thirty-six members of D’Angelo‘s touring band and crew are stuffed into his dressing room, hands linked, heads bowed in a large prayer circle.—
Touré,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Another challenge, this time from a potential investor’s perspective, is that many Bernabeu season tickets currently cost less than the price of most VIP packages for just one game.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Cline, who voted for the first rescissions package this Congress, also belongs to the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But a subsequent tracking update said the shipment had cleared customs and was on the way.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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Just hours after news of the ceasefire broke, it was reported that Israel’s internal security service, the Shin Bet, had apprehended a shipment of advanced Iranian weaponry destined for militants in the West Bank.—
Ilan Berman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Create a layered Halloween display with hay bales, colorful pumpkins, tall ornamental grass, and a stunning fall wreath.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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The wedding featured a summoning of the Sanderson sisters, a giant pumpkin-man in a Jack Skellington tux (created by Danny Wicked), and plenty of hay bales and pumpkins.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Overload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overload. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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