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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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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
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Many, however, were unable to sustain because of mounting costs and eventually became overburdened with debt.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This stellar remnant is a white dwarf, the exhausted stellar core left over when a star around the same mass as the sun runs out of the fuel for nuclear fusion and sheds its outer layers.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, an exhausted fan base watches on.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Cell phone towers may be damaged or overloaded.—
Pat Harvey,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Dutch and British power grids are at risk of being overloaded by renewable power generation.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The waiting room is already over-flowing with bloodied, weary, apparently horrifically smelling patients.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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The film follows a weary delivery driver with months to live who saves a brilliant but troubled teenage girl.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Some settlements could be taxed, while others were paid in full.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The unearned income is taxed at the same rate as wages.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 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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Sam Leavitt, who starred at Arizona State the past two seasons and led the Sun Devils to a College Football Playoff appearance in 2024 before injuries hampered him this year, has committed to the LSU Tigers, according to multiple reports Monday.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Injuries have hampered the offensive line, and quarterback Jalen Hurts has at times appeared tentative rather than the aggressive passer and scrambler that helped lead the Eagles to victory in the Super Bowl.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Overtaxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtaxed. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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