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
Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2026
Her layered drum programming is intricate and well-defined, never overloading or crowding out any particular sound.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Mar. 2026
The overload caused a hamstring injury for White and an ankle problem for Timber.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Regular, moderate movement improves circulation and waste elimination without overloading the system.
—Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2026
Her layered drum programming is intricate and well-defined, never overloading or crowding out any particular sound.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
On paper, that might sound like wacky overload, but in Hoppers’ proudly insane universe Diane fits right in.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Mar. 2026
The overload caused a hamstring injury for White and an ankle problem for Timber.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overload
Verb
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Its still waiting to load up and head to Bangladesh.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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A little more than two weeks later, Nguyen and her family were loaded on a plane, landing eventually in Southern California.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The crew reports that a port ballast tank is losing water which suggests some form of hull breach but the ship remains stable and safely afloat.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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At the end of each leg is a ballast that reaches 20 meters deep.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2026
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Those factors make the drone ideal for swarming and overburdening aerial defenses, with each drone intercepted also representing a more valuable defense asset expended.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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In Texas, 27% of attorneys in rural counties are already overburdened and exceeding recommended caseload guidelines.—
Emily Naiser,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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He was also required to pay a $500 fine with a $260 surcharge and to make a public safety announcement about the dangers of impaired driving.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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In subsequent years, the tax would rise to $10,000, with the surcharge increasing to $5,000.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But in recent days, this small patch of green has been visited by a stream of mourners seeking to pay their respects to two little girls who were found there stuffed inside suitcases and buried in shallow graves.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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Heat backup center Kel’el Ware proved to be an effective fill-in for Adebayo on Thursday, stuffing the box score with 16 points, 11 rebounds, five steals and seven blocks in 32 minutes in the win.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ignoring Corners—or Overfilling Them Corners tend to become afterthoughts or package drop-offs.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
3 Mar. 2026
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Given the success of The Lost City, the new package drew a ton of attention, with Sony ultimately winning out with a deal that brings Bullock back to the studio.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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But at street level, where the volume is expanded by cutting agents and sold in single-gram doses, such a shipment could have been valued at $650,000 each.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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This particular shipment likely set sail from Quanzhou, a port on China’s eastern coast that was close to the creative heartlands in the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces, bound for Temasek, according to Flecker.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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The artificial ice would be surrounded by bales of hay to provide a safety barrier for skaters.—
Cary Goodman,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The crew of the Joseph Napier recovered 29 bales from the water.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Overload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overload. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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