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as in spilled
to flow over the brim or top of
while the wine steward stood there gawking at the nearby celebrity, my expensive champagne was overflowing its glass and pouring onto our table
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as in engulfed
to cover with a flood
the swollen river overflowed the surrounding land and washed several houses away
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Recent Examples of overflowed
Hamid Kashani, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
First, popovers larger than life that overflowed the bread plate.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
When the news was confirmed, Mileno and Cuevas said emotions overflowed.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
After Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina in 2018, at least 50 manure lagoons overflowed into neighboring communities, Drew Ball, the southeast campaigns director at the Natural Resources Defense Council said in a conference with reporters unveiling the report.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The Wieners’ home became a makeshift storage facility, where boxes overflowed from the garage and occupied spare rooms.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
The square heads overflowed on all sides to create love handles and sagging bellies.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
The toilets were often clogged, and feces overflowed into their sleeping area.
—Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
His table overflowed with colorful fidgets, Pokémon items, stickers and seasonal gifts.
—Tori Mason, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Verb
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
First, popovers larger than life that overflowed the bread plate.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
When the news was confirmed, Mileno and Cuevas said emotions overflowed.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
After Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina in 2018, at least 50 manure lagoons overflowed into neighboring communities, Drew Ball, the southeast campaigns director at the Natural Resources Defense Council said in a conference with reporters unveiling the report.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The Wieners’ home became a makeshift storage facility, where boxes overflowed from the garage and occupied spare rooms.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
The square heads overflowed on all sides to create love handles and sagging bellies.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
The toilets were often clogged, and feces overflowed into their sleeping area.
—Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
His table overflowed with colorful fidgets, Pokémon items, stickers and seasonal gifts.
—Tori Mason, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overflowed
Adjective
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When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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The Fort Allen Volunteer Fire Company said its crews responded to Tuesday morning's wrong-way crash on Interstate 70 and a semi-trailer truck that was hauling produce was fully engulfed in flames.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Speaking to journalists in Riyadh ahead of Prince William’s visit to Saudi Arabia later Monday, the spokesperson shared for the first time the couple’s view of the crisis that has engulfed the palace and UK parliament in recent weeks.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Others expel water from their cells to prevent the freeze-thaw cycle from bursting cell walls.—
Alex Kuffner,
The Providence Journal,
14 Feb. 2026
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After the penstock burst Friday, a technical rescue team from the Cal Fire Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit was called to the powerhouse, which is located below Lake Francis about 4½ miles from New Bullards Bar Reservoir and 2½ miles from Dobbins.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This administration hasn't necessarily overwhelmed the health-care experts with good news.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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Alex Andrews added 12 points and the Cougars overwhelmed the Aztecs inside with Miles, Jacob Allen and Trevor Zenno.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That message carried into the museum's science classrooms, where children learned about electricity by holding hands to create a human circuit — prompting cheers as a device buzzed and lit up.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Fresh off a plane and finally inside the Toyota Center with a new cast of characters, Coby White stood on the baseline while the activity buzzed around him.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Hues like blush and dusty rose pair well with sandy neutrals, soft grays, and even more saturated colors like teal and fuchsia.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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Compared to hard cheeses, cottage cheese has less saturated fat and 5 times more potassium.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The surrounding metropolitan area has similarly bulged.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Even pre-Covid, his pockets bulged with hand sanitizer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Overflowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overflowed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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