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as in to overload
to fill or load to excess
overfilled the wheelbarrow with bricks until finally no one could push it
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as in to spill
to flow over the brim or top of
water overfilled the tub and poured onto the floor
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Recent Examples of overfill
When asked to load eggs into a carton, a robot once chose to overfill the box and force it to shut.
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Will Knight, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
This then causes an unnatural-looking or overfilled appearance, such as pillow face.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Except, perhaps, of overfilling your pantry.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Leaving it empty is boring, but overfilling it can be just as bad.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2024
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Will Knight, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
This then causes an unnatural-looking or overfilled appearance, such as pillow face.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Except, perhaps, of overfilling your pantry.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Leaving it empty is boring, but overfilling it can be just as bad.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overfill
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It’s designed not to spill, thanks to the grips on the bottom and the leak-proof lid.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The current conflict is spilling across the border into Venezuela, where some of those fleeing the violence have sought refuge.—
Astrid Suarez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The pyrotechnics team loads enough fireworks to celebrate five or six touchdowns per game, said Vaill.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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Already, around 890 unique tankers loaded Russian oil — comprising both crude and oil products — in the past six months, analytics firm Vortexa told CNBC on Jan. 7, with 107 of these ships — or 12% of the total — being subject to vessel-specific sanctions at the time.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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The county will provide additional space, bedding and meals at a local church that partners with the Mission this week if its capacity overflows.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
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Outfalls are pipelines or tunnels that discharge municipal or industrial wastewater, storm water and sewer overflows to a body of water, according to the EPA.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Jan. 2025
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This imbalance can erode the sense of equality and mutual respect that healthy relationships rely on, leaving one partner overburdened and the other disconnected.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The following year saw a 48.5% drop, likely due to the tendency to avoid medical care to not overburden medical providers or risk getting sick during the Covid-19 pandemic, Whitlock said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN,
30 Oct. 2024
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High Valley Veterinary Clinic floods but remains open During the recent power outages in Ramona, the High Valley Veterinary Clinic was flooded, requiring the entire hospital to be remodeled, according to owner and veterinarian Matthew Gilbert.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Bales of hay, medications for the animals, feed, and other donations have flooded to the shelter, and a GoFundMe launched to rebuild Jigsaw Farms.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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Trump claims that American ships are being overcharged and that China controls it.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way, shape, or form.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Overfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfill. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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