over·bur·den
ˌō-vər-ˈbər-dᵊn 
overburdened; overburdening; overburdens
: to place an excessive burden on
over·bur·den
ˈō-vər-ˌbər-dᵊn
: material overlying a deposit of useful geologic materials or bedrock
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Verb
She overburdened me with work.
Why overburden yourself when people are offering to help?
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Sam Sabin, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
This allows enterprises to scale AI capabilities without overburdening dedicated teams.
—Kiran Yelamaneni, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Wendy Dean, STAT, 7 June 2023
Approaches to reduce firearm violence should also be coupled with an investment in addressing social and economic factors such as concentrated poverty and segregation that contribute to an overburden of violence in under-resourced communities.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2022
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Verb
Between the lines: Most security teams are burnt out and overburdened with hundreds of notifications each day detailing new threats to their online systems.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
This allows enterprises to scale AI capabilities without overburdening dedicated teams.
—Kiran Yelamaneni, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Noun
The demand-resource mismatches of burnout, the operational drivers, are substantial and must be addressed: clumsy electronic medical records, understaffing, and administrative overburden, among others.
—Wendy Dean, STAT, 7 June 2023
Approaches to reduce firearm violence should also be coupled with an investment in addressing social and economic factors such as concentrated poverty and segregation that contribute to an overburden of violence in under-resourced communities.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2022
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“Overburden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overburden. Accessed 1 Jan. 2025.
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