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as in overloads
to fill or load to excess
overfilled the wheelbarrow with bricks until finally no one could push it
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as in spills
to flow over the brim or top of
water overfilled the tub and poured onto the floor
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They'll often be triggered if a player kills an enormous number of enemies in a short time, or overloads the screen with complex physics like hundreds of items or explosions.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026 -
The relentless flow of appalling events eventually overloads the nervous system; the rising tide of brutality, which once seemed shocking, comes to seem unremarkable.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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This intersection between kitchens and spirits spills over from main courses into desserts too.—
Carinne Geil Botta,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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In Baltimore, Juneteenth spills across the city—into parks, galleries, kitchens, and waterfront blocks.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
14 May 2026
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The tragic discovery was made by a Union Pacific employee who loads and unloads cargo at the Union Pacific Railroad Port Laredo Intermodal Terminal before trains head north, The New York Timesreported.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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On the plus side, Lexus loads the RX with safety tech.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 May 2026
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Years later, when our lives intersect with children and children’s books, the ice thaws; that old love floods us.—
Mac Barnett,
Longreads,
5 May 2026
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Neuroscientists Wendy Suzuki, PhD, Samuel Wang, PhD, and Gary Small, MD explain how movement increases blood flow, boosts growth factors like BDNF, and floods the brain with mood-lifting neurochemicals.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Apr. 2026
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What to know about the new pump station When rainfall overburdens the sewer system, the new pump station will reduce the strain.—
Vanessa Murdock,
CBS News,
19 Nov. 2025
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Social Circle says the detention center would place undue strain on the city's already limited water and sewage capacity, and could lead to water shortages and sewage overflows for its residents.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The rates under dispute were introduced to meet new state regulations targeting combined sewer overflows.—
Nicole Van Lier,
The Conversation,
13 May 2026
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An electronic safety system monitors each cell during operations, avoiding both under- and overcharges.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Aug. 2017
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At home, Jonathan Wright, director of the Indianapolis art museum's park and gardens, stuffs in the plants, stacks the pots, and lets everything grow.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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Tyler Cameron happily stuffs his face at the launch of Panera's new salad stuffers during an intimate dinner in New York.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Overfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfills. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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