as in to overload
to fill or load to excess
it is important that you bring on the hike plenty of food and water, but don't overburden your pack with unnecessary gear
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Recent Examples of overburden
This proposal comes after the Miami Herald reported that Miami-Dade’s courts have been overburdened by managing these hearings and the Miami-Dade sheriff announced that her department will no longer participate in the program.
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Betsy Gara, executive director of the Council of Small Towns, also wants the bill to authorize the Siting Council to consider the number of energy facilities already in a community so that no town gets overburdened.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
That is much healthier than being overburdened or resentful.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Security teams are overburdened, flooded with alerts, juggling a patchwork of tools, and struggling to keep up with the pace of modern threats.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Betsy Gara, executive director of the Council of Small Towns, also wants the bill to authorize the Siting Council to consider the number of energy facilities already in a community so that no town gets overburdened.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
That is much healthier than being overburdened or resentful.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Security teams are overburdened, flooded with alerts, juggling a patchwork of tools, and struggling to keep up with the pace of modern threats.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overburden
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After drawing three straight walks to load the bases for Miami, Forbes struck out consecutive batters to escape the jam.—
Cameron Priester,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Yankees starter Will Warren issued back-to-back walks to load the bases and was replaced by Brent Headrick.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Now, a state agency is proposing a rule change that could significantly increase costs for homeowners and renters in our region, potentially burdening them with thousands of dollars in additional expenses.—
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
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Those other tariff strategies, which CNN's report discussed at length, would take longer to implement and may not burden trade partners for as long as Trump may like but would essentially raise the same burdens without running afoul of courts, experts told CNN.—
Ashley Belanger – May 29,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2025
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“Overburden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overburden. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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