overpopulate
verb
over·pop·u·late
ˌō-vər-ˈpä-pyə-ˌlāt 
overpopulated; overpopulating; overpopulates
: to populate too densely : furnish or provide with more than the environment or market will bear
: to become overly populous
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Jellyfish risk overpopulating certain areas of the world and disrupting marine ecosystems due to climate change.
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Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Many community planning groups have been overpopulated by persons resistant to change.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
On Thursday, supporters of Proposition 47 criticized the initiative, painting it as a return to 1990s-era strategies that fueled historic prison overpopulating.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
Big game like elk and deer can overpopulate a habitat, especially if there is a lack of predators.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2024
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Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Many community planning groups have been overpopulated by persons resistant to change.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
On Thursday, supporters of Proposition 47 criticized the initiative, painting it as a return to 1990s-era strategies that fueled historic prison overpopulating.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
Big game like elk and deer can overpopulate a habitat, especially if there is a lack of predators.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2024
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“Overpopulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overpopulate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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overpopulate
verb
over·pop·u·late
-ˈpäp-yə-ˌlāt
: to populate too densely : cause to have too great a population
the city was overpopulated and polluted
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