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to fill or load to excess
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Recent Examples of overloaded
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
An overloaded dryer leads to lessened airflow and, therefore, extended dry time.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025
This tragedy underscores the extreme dangers of attempting to cross the maritime border in unsafe, overloaded vessels and during dangerous weather conditions.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
Song of the year was an absolutely overloaded category, with artists including Lady Gaga, Doechii, Bad Bunny, and the fictional band from KPop Demon Hunters.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
As the head of a startup, Wood is familiar with the challenge of an overloaded schedule.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
For years, the power lines, poles and transformers on the aging circuit, known by the number 135-22, that serves his neighborhood, increasingly became overloaded.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer were notified on Friday of an overloaded vessel with 191 migrant onboard being disabled in international waters.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Both offer epic burgers, Friday catfish and overloaded sundaes.
—Kat Robinson River Valley Eats, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025
Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Using more than one weather app can give you redundancy if one service is delayed or overloaded.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Given its ever relevant themes, the film seems overloaded with influences at times—conscious or not—including The Substance (2024), Raw (2016), the 2001 Smallville episode ‘Craving’, and believe it or not, even the 2019 Bob’s Burgers episode ‘Pig Trouble in Little Tina’.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Zhou had an early interest in crypto, but found that platforms at the time were often overloaded whenever Bitcoin moved.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Caldwell's owner, Kevin Caldwell, says trees overloaded by more than 1/2 inch of ice will likely show warning signs — rather, make warning sounds.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Kansas City’s pressure overloaded from his left and tight end Adam Trautman did a good job pushing defensive lineman Charles Omenihu up the field on the right side.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
The Dutch and British power grids are at risk of being overloaded by renewable power generation.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Beyond the damage to your things, your washing machine will also sustain much more intense wear and tear if it's consistently overloaded.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Adjective
But an overloaded dryer can't do that, and regular overloading will actually knock the sensors out of commission entirely.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
An overloaded dryer leads to lessened airflow and, therefore, extended dry time.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025
This tragedy underscores the extreme dangers of attempting to cross the maritime border in unsafe, overloaded vessels and during dangerous weather conditions.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
Song of the year was an absolutely overloaded category, with artists including Lady Gaga, Doechii, Bad Bunny, and the fictional band from KPop Demon Hunters.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
As the head of a startup, Wood is familiar with the challenge of an overloaded schedule.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
For years, the power lines, poles and transformers on the aging circuit, known by the number 135-22, that serves his neighborhood, increasingly became overloaded.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer were notified on Friday of an overloaded vessel with 191 migrant onboard being disabled in international waters.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Both offer epic burgers, Friday catfish and overloaded sundaes.
—Kat Robinson River Valley Eats, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
Agents that can merge responsibilities, split when overloaded, and form new connections spontaneously.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Using more than one weather app can give you redundancy if one service is delayed or overloaded.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Given its ever relevant themes, the film seems overloaded with influences at times—conscious or not—including The Substance (2024), Raw (2016), the 2001 Smallville episode ‘Craving’, and believe it or not, even the 2019 Bob’s Burgers episode ‘Pig Trouble in Little Tina’.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Zhou had an early interest in crypto, but found that platforms at the time were often overloaded whenever Bitcoin moved.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Caldwell's owner, Kevin Caldwell, says trees overloaded by more than 1/2 inch of ice will likely show warning signs — rather, make warning sounds.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Kansas City’s pressure overloaded from his left and tight end Adam Trautman did a good job pushing defensive lineman Charles Omenihu up the field on the right side.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
The Dutch and British power grids are at risk of being overloaded by renewable power generation.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Beyond the damage to your things, your washing machine will also sustain much more intense wear and tear if it's consistently overloaded.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overloaded
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Denise Gilman, co-director of the Immigration Law Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law, warned the massive facilities could create dangerous, overcrowded conditions with poor hygiene and care, risking human rights violations.—
Aarón Torres,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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According to that report, an anonymous Department of Homeland Security official reported witnessing pregnant women sleeping on floors in overcrowded intake cells.—
Lautaro Grinspan,
AJC.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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For decades, business leaders have complained that California’s regulatory climate has overburdened companies across the state, blaming a morass of rules, permits and paperwork for pushing businesses and jobs out of state and holding back economic growth.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Certainly Pine’s new boss, Indira Varma’s Mayra Cavendish, doesn’t know and isn’t overburdened with morality.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Natural-looking, minimally invasive rejuvenation, without the overfilled look.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But since then Boston has loaded up, with Garrett Crochet, Ranger Suarez, Sonny Gray and Bello expected to lead a staff that could rank among the game’s elite.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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It gets loaded onto the truck and sent to Moscow, to be sold via Moscow to Astrakhan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And for many people, that overcrowded, overstuffed feeling the home can take on during the holidays thanks to all those decorations, presents and food platters, gives way to a burst of get rid of it all!—
Jolie Kerr,
Washington Post,
1 Jan. 2026
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By using overstuffed furniture, this formal living room feels more relaxed.—
Zoe Gowen,
Southern Living,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The body of a month-old boy found in a duffel bag stuffed in a closet inside his family’s apartment was in an advanced state of decomposition — and his mother told cops her son hadn’t been home for at least two weeks before being arrested for hiding his corpse, prosecutors said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In 2005, the Herald reported that someone employed a toilet stuffed with trash to save their parking spot following a storm.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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One of Cash’s interests, carried over from Earth Angel, her 2023 debut book of short stories, is an overflowing index of animal references.—
Niela Orr,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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And Zermatt itself also has pockets of traditional charm, with streets lined with chalet after chalet and overflowing flower boxes.—
Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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After the Boynton Beach location changed hands in 2021, the new owners discovered that insurance companies had been billed and over 80 patients had been charged for work that was not performed or overcharged, according to the affidavit, many of them 65 or older.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Thermal runaway, or self-heating, can occur without warning in lithium batteries as a result of various factors, including if the battery is damaged, overheated, exposed to water, overcharged or improperly packed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Overloaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overloaded. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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