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as in overloaded
to fill or load to excess
overfilled the wheelbarrow with bricks until finally no one could push it
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as in flooded
to flow over the brim or top of
water overfilled the tub and poured onto the floor
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Recent Examples of overfilled
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
28 May 2026
Smart, anti-theft crossbody bags An overfilled tote can easily turn into a black hole mid-travel—everything sinks to the bottom, and nothing feels secure.
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Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
Natural-looking, minimally invasive rejuvenation, without the overfilled look.
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Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
If your model uses a bag, make sure it is not overfilled.
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Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
5 June 2026
When overfilled, food particles can be transferred from one dish to another while running.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Children are not cars whose gas tanks can simply be carelessly overfilled.
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Lauren Arikan,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
The facility had overfilled cooked steak improperly cooling in a five-inch depth pan in the walk-in cooler.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Alesia overfilled the pans, which means the muffins look atrocious.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
Check the load to determine if the washer is overfilled, if the laundry is unevenly distributed, or if there are any heavy items on one side of the washer.
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Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
The Lincoln Oasis rest area on I-80/294 is often overfilled with demand for truck parking, and there’s a two-hour limit on spaces, Rozek said.
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Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Over time, unused clothes cause the space to become overfilled and a chaotic wreck.
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Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
28 May 2026
Smart, anti-theft crossbody bags An overfilled tote can easily turn into a black hole mid-travel—everything sinks to the bottom, and nothing feels secure.
—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
Natural-looking, minimally invasive rejuvenation, without the overfilled look.
—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
In June 2025, nearly 5,000 gallons of diesel were spilled from the Johns Hopkins University campus when a contractor overfilled emergency generators.
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Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
If your model uses a bag, make sure it is not overfilled.
—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
5 June 2026
When overfilled, food particles can be transferred from one dish to another while running.
—
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Children are not cars whose gas tanks can simply be carelessly overfilled.
—
Lauren Arikan,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
The facility had overfilled cooked steak improperly cooling in a five-inch depth pan in the walk-in cooler.
—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Alesia overfilled the pans, which means the muffins look atrocious.
—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
Check the load to determine if the washer is overfilled, if the laundry is unevenly distributed, or if there are any heavy items on one side of the washer.
—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
The Lincoln Oasis rest area on I-80/294 is often overfilled with demand for truck parking, and there’s a two-hour limit on spaces, Rozek said.
—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overfilled
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Between humid weather, overstuffed suitcases, and long travel days, wrinkle-resistant pieces that still feel breathable are essential.
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Nachos, liquid cheese, enchiladas drowned in red gravy and overstuffed burritos — top of mind when some people think of Mexican food — were completely foreign to them.
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Swollen or tender nodes at the neck, armpits or groin signal that the body’s filtration sites are overloaded or actively fighting something, per Cleveland Clinic.
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His knack of finding the ball in the right place at the right time in the opposition box has already yielded two goals, and Marcelo Bielsa’s team are not exactly overloaded with reliable goalscorers.
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Through the risk of lightning, sticky humidity and a winding line filled with thousands of chanting fans, Argentine fans flooded Bayfront Park with a sea of blue jerseys.
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Social media was flooded with images and footage of guests making the pilgrimage to MSG.
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One of Cash’s interests, carried over from Earth Angel, her 2023 debut book of short stories, is an overflowing index of animal references.
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And Zermatt itself also has pockets of traditional charm, with streets lined with chalet after chalet and overflowing flower boxes.
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During the last homestand, the day after the bottom of the order struck out consecutively with the bases loaded in what became a walk-off win against the Baltimore Orioles, Roberts called over Ryan Ward and Alex Freeland in the dugout during batting practice.
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Detroit, though, loaded the bases with one out in the third on a walk, Altuve's fielding error and a hit batter.
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But Trump’s frustrations with Senate Republicans spilled over during a closed-door caucus lunch on Capitol Hill last month.
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Jewelry designer and ballet dancer Jamie Wolf spilled about Portman’s ring to HuffPost in a 2012 interview.
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But an overcrowded market with little demand has created problems for many to turn a viable return on investment.
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Some of the high school’s current learning spaces are too small and overcrowded, don’t meet accessibility requirements or sound-safety standards and lack storage space and practice rooms.
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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.
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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.
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“Overfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfilled. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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