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Adjective
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Despite being born into wealth, Wesley Evers first appears as an overworked public defender who takes issue with cops not following procedure.—
Tanya Melendez,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026 -
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has had to cut flights at major airports to relieve overworked controllers, exposing systemic operational vulnerabilities.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Municipal offices were overburdened by companies being paid to help track down documentation needed for citizenship applications, Tajani said previously.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
15 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
Adjective
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De-stress on the daily Whether we're being sapped by parenting decisions, job hunting, health troubles or world weariness, many of us could use a charge to our internal battery, says clinical psychologist Enmanuel Mercedes, who counsels many (often exhausted) parents.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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Death’s endless pursuit, her exhausted legs running away from his jaws.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In late 2022, overloaded presale queues for the domestic leg of Swift’s 2023 Eras Tour caused the site to crash and led Ticketmaster to cancel the sale.—
Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
2 Mar. 2026
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That comfortably overloaded camper package won't be of much value if it gets shredded to bits on the trail, so Goldfields equips the Escape Pod just as robustly down under.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In the United States, the actor played secondary roles, usually weary, nervy authority figures, such as the stern mentor (Good Will Hunting) and the persnickety scientist (Deep Blue Sea).—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Wolf packs on the hunt encircled their prey—typically elk—clamping at the jugular when their target grew weary from the chase.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Generally speaking, that additional taxable income can push your provisional income above the thresholds that determine how much of your Social Security benefit gets taxed.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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By contrast, traditional IRAs are funded with pre-tax dollars for an upfront benefit and withdrawals that are taxed.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Increase heat to medium, add drained pasta; cook, stirring constantly, until a creamy sauce forms and clings to pasta, about 2 minutes.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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What starts as small talk always ends up in heated debates that leave me feeling drained and resentful.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Crew searched by air and by water for people who had been stranded — efforts that were hampered by people flying personal drones to get images of the flooding, said Ian Scheuring, a spokesperson for Honolulu.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Ruggieri notes that exports are being hampered by financing issues, high logistics costs and a lack of competitiveness resulting from external tariffs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Overtaxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtaxed. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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