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as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
a great overflow of water from the heavy rains swept mud and silt down onto the highway
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as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
an overflow of help actually made the job more complicated
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as in to flood
to flow over the brim or top of
while the wine steward stood there gawking at the nearby celebrity, my expensive champagne was overflowing its glass and pouring onto our table
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as in to engulf
to cover with a flood
the swollen river overflowed the surrounding land and washed several houses away
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Recent Examples of overflow
Anna North, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
Advertisement As the event is expected to draw massive crowds, an overflow viewing area will be set up in the Cathedral Plaza and the service will be livestreamed on the cathedral’s website.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
Right now, the site’s hidden outlet is overflowing with early Black Friday deals from Levi’s, KitchenAid, Revlon, Bissell, and more popular brands.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
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That problem has only worsened, with several factors contributing to the overflow.
—Anna North, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
Advertisement As the event is expected to draw massive crowds, an overflow viewing area will be set up in the Cathedral Plaza and the service will be livestreamed on the cathedral’s website.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
Most charity shops overflow with everything from solid-color balls to unique handmade baubles.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
Right now, the site’s hidden outlet is overflowing with early Black Friday deals from Levi’s, KitchenAid, Revlon, Bissell, and more popular brands.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
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Florida plans to launch a program that will help homeowners in risk zones elevate their homes above flood levels.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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For example, climate-resilient infrastructure projects - e.g. building flood defenses, upgrading transportation systems, and retrofitting buildings - are driving demand for construction experts, urban designers and environmental consultants, among many other roles.Jamil Wyne, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Austria, known for its use of hydroelectric power, offers an ideal environment for leveraging surplus renewable energy, and a pilot project to use bitcoin mining to help with grid stability is underway between the Austrian Power Grid and 21Energy.Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Van Winkle Whiskey Collection is back, and this year’s release includes an unusual surplus of 20-Year-Old and 23-Year-Old Family Reserve Bourbons.Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 Dec. 2024
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Onto the page spilled more than ten thousand lines of the richest and most resourceful blank verse in the English language, arranged into ten books in 1667, then rearranged into twelve in 1674.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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When a snowstorm hits a small Midwestern town, romance sparks and secrets spill among its teenage population.James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Mohammed Badra | Afp | Getty Images Macron returned from a three-day state visit to Saudi Arabia Wednesday evening, having kept a low profile in recent weeks amid the ongoing political turmoil engulfing the government — turmoil that ultimately resulted from his own decision-making.Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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Colorado State women’s volleyball will play in the Mountain West conference championship game against San Jose State University on Saturday amid a national controversy that has engulfed the Spartan’s team over a transgender athlete.Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
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Major guild strikes ended last year and the streaming bubble burst from 2022 has given platforms at least some time to recover since.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
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Or Shamar Joseph bursting through Australia in Brisbane.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Officials made the decision to release a torrent of water through the Grand Canyon to keep Glen Canyon Dam from overspilling.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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Kamala Harris’s sudden elevation to the top of the Democratic ticket, brat summer, Elon Musk’s torrent of money into the race for Trump, the online Manosphere, far-right extremists and Trump’s win.Leah Feiger, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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The future of pop, Murphy says, is tipping toward honest excess.Scottie Andrew, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Occupational licensing excesses have been subjected to bipartisan criticism.Alden Abbott, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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To ensure that winter runoff doesn’t overfill the Verde reservoirs, SRP releases more water from their dams and saves water in the Salt reservoirs.Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
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When asked to load eggs into a carton, a robot once chose to overfill the box and force it to shut.Will Knight, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Overflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overflow. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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