overheated
adjective
over·heat·ed
ˌō-vər-ˈhē-təd 
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: characterized by marked inflation from an increase in demand and a decrease in supply
an overheated economy
Examples of overheated in a Sentence
She worked in a stuffy, overheated office.
The discussion was getting overheated.
The market for new houses is overheated.
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This period culminates in widespread FOMO (fear of missing out), driving the entire crypto market into an overheated state.
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Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
In the old days, before committees and postseason tournaments, the heated — and overheated — debate in college football was about who was No. 1.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
Shippers don’t want to take them, however, because of their disturbing tendency to burst into flames when punctured, crushed, or overheated.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Sitting next to a giant teaching thermometer in Coconino High’s overheated second floor science wing, senior Liam Wilcox said the heat doesn’t bother him too much.
—Joan Meiners and Katie Worth, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
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Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
In the old days, before committees and postseason tournaments, the heated — and overheated — debate in college football was about who was No. 1.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
Shippers don’t want to take them, however, because of their disturbing tendency to burst into flames when punctured, crushed, or overheated.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Sitting next to a giant teaching thermometer in Coconino High’s overheated second floor science wing, senior Liam Wilcox said the heat doesn’t bother him too much.
—Joan Meiners and Katie Worth, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Overheated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overheated. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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