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
Anujkumarsinh Donvir, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Mascherano said earlier that he was told by the medical staff that Messi did not have an injury but was dealing with muscle overload/strain from playing three games over a span of seven days.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
With an overload of mixed messaging from every corner of the media, sometimes we can get lost in making sure our personal needs are being met when figuring out the best products for individualized needs.
—Dontaira Terrell, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Approach Women’s experiences balancing multiple domains can help to bring a more mindful approach to AI usage; from the co-creation of solutions that avoid digital overload to the alignment of an aspiration to values with the requirement of business viability.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
However, the data being collected has grown exponentially—creating data overload.
—Anujkumarsinh Donvir, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Mascherano said earlier that he was told by the medical staff that Messi did not have an injury but was dealing with muscle overload/strain from playing three games over a span of seven days.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
With an overload of mixed messaging from every corner of the media, sometimes we can get lost in making sure our personal needs are being met when figuring out the best products for individualized needs.
—Dontaira Terrell, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Approach Women’s experiences balancing multiple domains can help to bring a more mindful approach to AI usage; from the co-creation of solutions that avoid digital overload to the alignment of an aspiration to values with the requirement of business viability.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overload
Verb
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In the second inning, the A’s added another run when shortstop Jacob Wilson walked with the bases loaded.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Larnach hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning and Byron Buxton later homered as the Twins topped the Chicago White Sox 6-3 at Target Field. Larnach also singled in a run in the fourth inning for the Twins, who only scored once despite loading the bases in each of the first three innings.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The mussels easily make their way into live wells, bilges and ballast tanks, watercraft’s engine systems, plumbing and other compartments onboard boats.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Without sufficient ballast, its word balloons threaten to float charmingly away.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Then, the rotten cherry on top: my lightweight pack, overburdened with water and ill-equipped for the task, created a patch of chafe that eventually bloomed into an open wound.—
Shawnté Salabert,
Outside Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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Constant budget concerns might lead them to overburden employees or defer necessary hires, increasing team burnout and exacerbating issues across the business.—
Tiffany Grant,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Under that deal, if catastrophic losses exceed the plan's financial buffers, member insurers could recover their share of payouts by applying surcharges to all policyholders across the state with the commissioner's approval.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, FedEx tacked on a 45 cents-per-pound import demand surcharge on parcel shipments from China, Hong Kong and the Philippines.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Morning meals range from croissant sandwiches stuffed with eggs, cheese, and your choice of bacon, sausage, or ham to avocado toast or a breakfast burrito.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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The modern university is stuffed with lawyers, data scientists, computer scientists, cryptographers, marketing researchers, writers, media professionals, and tech policy mavens.—
Ars Staff,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Priority mail has a one- to three-day delivery and is often used for heavy packages.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Tesla offers several of these packages, which drivers can add on when their basic warranty expires.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nationwide, ocean container freight bookings for U.S. imports from China declined 22% during the week of April 14 compared with the previous week, and were down 44% compared with the same period last year, according to Vizion, a container shipment tracking company.—
Ali Martin,
Christian Science Monitor,
25 Apr. 2025
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Modi pointed out that although destocking caused part of the previous quarter’s weakness, P & G’s shipments were in line with consumptions in March.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In 1931, the family could only get a penny and a half for a bale of cotton.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
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Does anyone know a farmer willing to part with a few bales of spoiled hay?—
Jill Lepore,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Overload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overload. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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