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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
Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
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
Adjective
Natural-looking, minimally invasive rejuvenation, without the overfilled look.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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Of the millions of mattresses discarded each year globally, only a small fraction is ever recycled, leaving the vast majority to rot in overstuffed landfills.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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My niece reminded me how seamlessly packing cubes can take an overstuffed suitcase and transform it into an easy-to-sort home for my many essentials.—
Rachel Chang,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Coast guard officials said the eight-meter boat was overloaded, with at least 39 passengers on board.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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But engineers found that removing those lines would have overloaded other parts of the system, raising the risk of equipment damage and unexpected outages.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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The southern Portuguese city of Alcacer do Sal, about 60 miles from Lisbon, was battling rising waters from the river Sado, with downtown areas flooded and water levels measuring roughly 7 feet high in some places.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The violence broke out after hundreds of middle and high school students flooded the downtown to protest.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Niela Orr,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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And Zermatt itself also has pockets of traditional charm, with streets lined with chalet after chalet and overflowing flower boxes.—
Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Every weekend, cars loaded up with groceries and goodies at Jacksonville's Sam’s Club and Costco stores zip out of the parking lot and down the street.—
Alexandria Mansfield,
Florida Times-Union,
8 Feb. 2026
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Johnson told the outlet that firefighters and Amazon workers worked together to clean up before the drone was loaded into a truck.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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Piles of composition paper spilled from old satchels.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Tears and lemonade are spilled; mud and cake get smeared into the rug; confetti balloons are popped one by one, showering elated children in rainbow-paper flakes.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Until recently, the state even subsidized e-bike purchases, but wisely pulled the plug on that costly and overburdened program.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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But the ERRs report being overburdened, not least by the hardships in communicating with funders.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Despite the internet shutdown, footage of many horrifying scenes began to emerge, including images of a makeshift morgue set up outside the Legal Medicine Organization (a state forensic institute) in Kahrizak, near Tehran, after the facility’s morgue overflowed with bodies.—
Hamid Kashani,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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First, popovers larger than life that overflowed the bread plate.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Overfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfilled. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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