as in to load
to fill or load to excess
try not to overload your backpack, or you could end up with back problems
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Recent Examples of overload
Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Some people deploy sonic defenses as protection against harassment or sensory overload.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Apr. 2025
But imagination and ideas are inherently fleeting and volatile—perhaps even more so in this era of digital overload.
—Neeraj Gulati, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Digital addiction, the tsunami of information and amusement overload.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Inzaghi gives his players the licence to rotate freely, making Inter unpredictable in attack and capable of creating overloads across the pitch.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Some people deploy sonic defenses as protection against harassment or sensory overload.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Apr. 2025
But imagination and ideas are inherently fleeting and volatile—perhaps even more so in this era of digital overload.
—Neeraj Gulati, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Digital addiction, the tsunami of information and amusement overload.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overload
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overload
Verb
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Invest in backpacks with luggage sleeves and load them up with essentials for the flight: a change of clothes, something warm, hand sanitizer, diapers, wet wipes, snacks, coloring books, and non-noisy, mess-free toys.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2025
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Roughly a dozen aquarium staff gathered at the Apollo Beach lab on May 7 to pack and load the corals into a moving truck bound for the Florida Keys.—
Max Chesnes,
Sun Sentinel,
18 May 2025
Noun
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State officials say the mussels can hide in ballast tanks, live wells, and engine systems, surviving long trips and posing risks to even remote mountain lakes.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The maritime archaeologist identified shell impact holes in the upper starboard of the hull’s ballast tank and significant battle damage to the base of the submarine’s conning tower.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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About 15 years ago, the co-op imposed a 10 percent surcharge on the maintenance fees for apartments that are rented out.—
Jill Terreri Ramos,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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And that follows reports that some restaurants are adding surcharges to receipts when customers order eggs.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Verb
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The marinated turkey or chicken is stuffed into a French roll intended to soak up the recipe’s recaudo or marinade, along with slices of tomato, cucumber, radishes and sprigs of watercress.—
Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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So many dogs were stuffed into the small Woodside home Thursday morning that some were found cowering in closets and kitchen cupboards, said officials from Animal Care Centers of NYC, who rescued the animals with the ASPCA.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
Noun
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The packages are $3,949; $4,099 and $4,499 (the priciest includes the rower).—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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This package will mean millions of people losing their coverage and exploding our medical debt crisis, all to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Look beneath and there’s a web of illicit activity that’s propping up these shipments from China.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
20 May 2025
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In Bellevue’s garden was a single vine of Vanilla planifolia, native to Mexico, that Jennings believes descended from one of the first vanilla saplings to survive on the island, after a shipment arrived from Paris in 1822.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The global trade forecast suggests a 2.3 million bale increase (to 44.8 million in 2025/26).—
SJ Guest Editorial,
Sourcing Journal,
16 May 2025
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Flanked by a Westworld-esque, retro-futuristic ball gown in Kummel red, the gleaming white bale feels almost humble in comparison — standing in the shadow as an artifact of quiet luxury.—
Denni Hu,
WWD,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Overload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overload. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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