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to fill or load to excess
it is important that you bring on the hike plenty of food and water, but don't overburden your pack with unnecessary gear
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Recent Examples of overburdened
Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The Carnegie Council noted that the concept of the human in the loop can become a myth if human cognitive capabilities are overburdened.
—Brian Jackson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Underfunded and overburdened, the sector is far from delivering on its core and fundamental mission, which is to continuously improve and better the lives of patients.
—Zameer Rizvi, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
In an industry overburdened by regulatory requirements and financial constraints, patient experience often takes a backseat.
—Chris Bowen, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Think about Black and brown communities that are overburdened by diabetes and hypertension, and their pharmacies are closing.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
This leaves them overburdened, over worked, and saddled with unfunded mandates.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
Most troubling, though, are the risks that carbon capture and storage infrastructure pose to California communities already overburdened by fossil fuel pollution.
—Nayamin Martinez, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
This is a symptom of teachers being overburdened and not supported.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
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They are already overburdened with juggling business goals, employees’ individual needs, return to in-office transitions and more.
—Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The Carnegie Council noted that the concept of the human in the loop can become a myth if human cognitive capabilities are overburdened.
—Brian Jackson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Underfunded and overburdened, the sector is far from delivering on its core and fundamental mission, which is to continuously improve and better the lives of patients.
—Zameer Rizvi, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
In an industry overburdened by regulatory requirements and financial constraints, patient experience often takes a backseat.
—Chris Bowen, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Think about Black and brown communities that are overburdened by diabetes and hypertension, and their pharmacies are closing.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
This leaves them overburdened, over worked, and saddled with unfunded mandates.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
Most troubling, though, are the risks that carbon capture and storage infrastructure pose to California communities already overburdened by fossil fuel pollution.
—Nayamin Martinez, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
This is a symptom of teachers being overburdened and not supported.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overburdened
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Few folks are worried about how the yard looks, but Travis Hogan has a keen interest in green grass in January.Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
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But the more time Zuckerberg spends in Mar-a-Lago, the more Sam Altman and Tim Cook should be worried.Alex Heath, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2025
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Landman Besides the sheer sorrowful swagger and script quality of Landman, timing has proved almost everything for the Billy Bob Thornton star vehicle from Taylor Sheridan.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
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Added to this inventory are a set of gilded organ pipes and stained glass panels adorned with sorrowful lilies.Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
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A day after Gary Sanchez struck out with the bases loaded in the first inning of an ALCS loss to the Houston Astros, Gil called in to contend Yankees manager Aaron Boone should have pinch hit for the catcher.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Considering how loaded the West is, adding Butler to the mix could be the difference between being truly competitive or seeing another early playoff exit.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Those takeaways were an instrumental part of Denver’s formula in a 24-22 upset.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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One of my acquaintances is upset because her favorite place to get glasses is no longer in her plan’s network.Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Beyond those under mandatory evacuation, many more, including many families and anxious pet owners, have left because of poor air quality or general wariness of the county’s precarious state.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Interview Crush on the Cross: An Interview with Anthony Oliveira Jason Kirk The author of Dayspring discusses queerness, Christianity, and the anxious sense that history is over.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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Like Ye’s 2016 album The Life of Pablo, its form continues to solidify even after release; like SOS, its core theme is addressing an imbalance between the outward celebrity and shot-caller and the long-suffering lover and sometimes self-conscious overthinker behind the scenes.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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The Smashing Machine Dwayne Johnson stars as legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr opposite Emily Blunt as his long-suffering partner in Benny Safdie’s biopic charting the highs and lows of the champion’s chaotic life.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
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Catch up quick: Insurance companies have become increasingly wary about their risk exposure after suffering major losses in recent years due to a spate of destructive wildfires that wiped out a decade worth of profits.Nadia Lopez, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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Residents were cautioned be wary of broken glass or other debris.Anthony Trotter, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Evacuation orders had not yet been issued, but one concerned employee whose grandparents were already stuck in the fires (roughly two miles from the Daily Drills office) was enough for the cofounders to ask everyone to pack up.Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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At the Project Liberty summit, McCourt had seemed concerned that his broader Internet project was being subsumed by buzz around the app’s sale.Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Overburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overburdened. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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