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
René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026
The therapist said despite that they were still overloaded with individual sessions and had to limit each one to as little as 16 minutes.
—Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
As with intelligences, every mind has different strengths, but in the age of information overload, synthesizing can be a crucial skill.
—Big Think, 6 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Minimalist two-tone shoes help balance the trouser silhouette without overloading the look.
—René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026
The therapist said despite that they were still overloaded with individual sessions and had to limit each one to as little as 16 minutes.
—Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
The company frames it as a service, given the information overload most people find themselves in, and the unbiased goal of prediction markets.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
As with intelligences, every mind has different strengths, but in the age of information overload, synthesizing can be a crucial skill.
—Big Think, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overload
Verb
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Domínguez struck out Cedric Mullins, but the Rays then loaded the bases with a single, a walk and a batter getting hit by a pitch.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Jakob Junis was charged with three runs in 1 1/3 innings after Jacob Latz entered with the bases loaded and gave up Kurtz's double.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ballplayers will quickly sniff out a manager who lacks the temperament and ballast for the job.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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As Rose’s impoverished yet imperious mother Ruth, Parson’s dry deliveries offer great comic ballast to this ship of fools.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Already, the department is overburdened, leaving the responsibility for handling many attacks by wolves and other predators to local law enforcement, said David Bess, a retired chief of CDFW’s enforcement division.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Sheridan blamed the settlement for overburdening the department.—
Rafael Carranza,
ProPublica,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Thanks to the unbelievably reckless fiscal policies of Maryland Democrats, residents are now supposed to celebrate the governor and the General Assembly for generously granting us a paltry break on the completely misguided EmPOWER Maryland surcharge.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Apr. 2026
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Details, including the rates and whether the surcharge will scale up over time, have yet to be fully hashed out, Hochul said.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After Frankel stuffed Stacey on a point-blank shot from the slot due to a Boston turnover, Stacey engaged in pleasantries with a pile of Fleet sweaters in front of the blue paint.—
Jason Cooke,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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Tyler Cameron happily stuffs his face at the launch of Panera's new salad stuffers during an intimate dinner in New York.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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The military had recourse to Claude via a drop-down menu in a workflow package, the Maven Smart System, which gathers, synthesizes, and streamlines intelligence.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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The package includes long-range strike drones, intelligence and reconnaissance drones, logistics drones and maritime capabilities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With no end to the larger skirmish in sight, fears persist that the shipment of medical supplies could remain at risk.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
9 Apr. 2026
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In 2003, a shipment of exotic African rodents to a pet store in Illinois sparked the United States' first mpox outbreak.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That includes drones equipped with AI that could count hay bales or check for water leaks.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Family Fun At Aamodt's Apple Farm on the southwest edge of Stillwater, kids love the seasonal goat farm, pedal tractors, hay wagon rides, and a hay bale maze.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Overload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overload. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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