overcrowd
verb
over·crowd
ˌō-vər-ˈkrau̇d 
overcrowded; overcrowding; overcrowds
: to cause to be too crowded
: to crowd together too much
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When the oil temperature reaches 375 to 395 degrees F, add the Brussels sprouts to the pan (don’t overcrowd the pan; fry 4 separate batches).
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Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Ensure that glass items aren't touching, and don’t overcrowd.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
Approved by voters ten years ago, Prop. 47 sought to reduce California’s severe prison overcrowding by reclassifying as misdemeanors six felony theft and drug crimes, including shoplifting and simple drug possession.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
And reporters like Soboroff, invited by the administration to facilities overcrowded with traumatized kids, many of them in cages, were meant to be the messengers of that ugly threat to the world.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Ensure that glass items aren't touching, and don’t overcrowd.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
Approved by voters ten years ago, Prop. 47 sought to reduce California’s severe prison overcrowding by reclassifying as misdemeanors six felony theft and drug crimes, including shoplifting and simple drug possession.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
And reporters like Soboroff, invited by the administration to facilities overcrowded with traumatized kids, many of them in cages, were meant to be the messengers of that ugly threat to the world.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Overcrowd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcrowd. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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overcrowd
verb
over·crowd
-ˈkrau̇d
1
: to cause to be too crowded
2
: to crowd together too much
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