as in to overload
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Recent Examples of overtax
Now, a year later to the day, she’s been fighting relentless fevers above 104 degrees for nearly a month; her liver’s overtaxed, and her body’s too immunocompromised to ward off a virus on its own.
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Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
And as public opinion on both military action in Iran and the state of the economy continues to sour, a vote for more military spending might well overtax any remaining goodwill of voters and members of Congress alike.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
For many reasons Texans are overtaxed as witnessed by the governor claiming surpluses.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The people of the state have essentially been overtaxed by that much.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
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Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
And as public opinion on both military action in Iran and the state of the economy continues to sour, a vote for more military spending might well overtax any remaining goodwill of voters and members of Congress alike.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
For many reasons Texans are overtaxed as witnessed by the governor claiming surpluses.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The people of the state have essentially been overtaxed by that much.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtax
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When researchers overloaded a parallel 42 Gbps standard channel, speeds collapsed below 1 Gbps, while the 50 Gbps deterministic link stayed at full capacity.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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Just make sure not to introduce them too fast too soon, as overloading your system could set you up for some digestive distress.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
10 Dec. 2025
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In the end, some 125 took the offer, threatening to overburden a corps already struggling to inspect even a sliver of the nation’s 130,000 licensed firearms dealers.—
Alec MacGillis,
ProPublica,
1 June 2026
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At times, the accumulation of events threatens to overburden the play.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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Florida cities, counties and special taxing districts could lose nearly $12 billion annually within five years if voters approve a sweeping property tax cut amendment on the November ballot, according to new projections released by state economists.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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If voters approve the property tax cut on the November ballot, cities, counties and special taxing districts will lose nearly $5 billion the first year, and nearly $12 billion in the fifth year, according to projections developed by state economists Friday.—
Gray Rohrer,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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Popular notions of philanthropy as merely a game for the ultrawealthy to fund partisan projects and commit fraud have left the sector vulnerable to political attacks, as the Council on Foundations sees it, influencing policies that hamper essential community services.—
James Pollard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Congolese health authorities have previously said contact tracing has been hampered by community resistance in some areas and by the rapid expansion of the outbreak into new health zones, increasing the workload for surveillance teams.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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“Overtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtax. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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