as in loads
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 overloads
David Brooks, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
The relentless flow of appalling events eventually overloads the nervous system; the rising tide of brutality, which once seemed shocking, comes to seem unremarkable.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overloads
Verb
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Texas loads the bags without a ball reaching the outfield thanks to two infield singles and a Syracuse error.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Feb. 2026
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And the carne asada fries loads shredded cheese and carne asada onto a bed of french fries, topped with two salsas, sour cream, cilantro and onions.—
Bee staff
February 6,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Have bricks or river rocks concealed out of sight and ready to use as ballasts to hold the cloth in place against winds.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 2026
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Cheaper options or knock-offs tend to come with flimsy sockets, buzzing ballasts, or unreliable switches, which can make rooms look cheap or dated far sooner than expected and even create fire hazards.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What to know about the new pump station When rainfall overburdens the sewer system, the new pump station will reduce the strain.—
Vanessa Murdock,
CBS News,
19 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Navy divers found 330 packages of cocaine hidden in the boat's ballast tanks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Navy divers found 330 packages of cocaine hidden in the boat’s ballast tanks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Tramon Mark scores 21 points, Matas Vokietaitis (22 points) tops 20 points for the first time in SEC play, and Dailyn Swain stuffs the stat sheet with 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Jan. 2026
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Unbeknownst to everyone else, Louise stuffs the turkey costumes with actual exploding meat guts meant to soak the audience in an effort to be released from school early.—
Lillian Brown,
Vulture,
20 Nov. 2023
Noun
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From giving red packets to ensuring your home is properly prepared, CNN outlines the essential do’s and don’ts to help set the tone for a successful year ahead.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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This box comes with 30 packets of Vitamin C at 1,000 milligrams.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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So, chocolate, orgasms, limerence, and heroin may all depend on the same little bundles of cells to evoke their fundamental sensation of pleasure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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And if that’s not enough, couples can score incredible value with 2-bike bundles too!—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cotton was a big crop in Savannah before the Civil War, with the city exporting more than half a million bales of cotton a year.—
Jim Halley,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Investigators believe the fire started when a combine harvester in an agricultural field sent up some sort of sparks and ignited hay bales.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Overloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overloads. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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