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overtaxed

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verb

past tense of overtax
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Adjective
  • The track marks littering his arms suggest a life devoted to a destructive heroin habit, but Amin’s sister is determined to nurse him back to health, even though this only puts more of a burden on the overworked single mother.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Political dysfunction has left overworked controllers using outdated equipment.
    Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But those customs brokers are overburdened now with such requests, and many have told their clients to create their own accounts and pursue the refunds themselves.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Already, the department is overburdened, leaving the responsibility for handling many attacks by wolves and other predators to local law enforcement, said David Bess, a retired chief of CDFW’s enforcement division.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • One of these supply sources will become exhausted as the conflict goes on, Woods said.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 May 2026
  • Now, that funding is exhausted.
    Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Jenny Voisard, media and website manager for Friends of Big Bear Valley, a nonprofit that operates cameras trained on Jackie and Shadow, said her inbox is overloaded with complaints about AI content.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • More commonly, a surge will occur if there is an issue with the wiring or if the circuits are overloaded.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Nevertheless, fashion is still top of mind for inflation-weary customers.
    Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
  • Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • For years, states such as New York and California have been run by politicians who seem to believe prosperity is permanent — an endless resource to be taxed a little more, regulated a little harder and lectured a little longer.
    Larry Clifton, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • California has taxed corporate income since 1929.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • The court issued a ruling that limits consideration of race in drawing voting maps — potentially a boon for Republicans, who have been hampered by the civil rights law in their attempt to redraw maps in Louisiana, Alabama and other states.
    Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Connor McDavid looked ordinary at best, clearly hampered by his injury.
    Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Overtaxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtaxed. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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