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as in spilled
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 engulfed
to cover with a flood
the swollen river overflowed the surrounding land and washed several houses away
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Recent Examples of overflowed
Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
The Farmington River overflowed at historic levels at the time.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
The stories have overflowed with a horrible, glorious narrative abundance.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
After dinner, Mark quickly left after the toilet overflowed due to Epcot's constant use throughout the day.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The lack of an effective flood warning system in Kerr County would become top of mind in the hours, days and weeks after the banks of the Guadalupe overflowed.
—Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
Local creeks and tributaries overflowed, causing widespread flash flooding, while the Tennessee River remained within its banks.
—Brandi D. Addison, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
In the summers of 2023 and 2024, meltwater filled Suicide Basin, overflowed and escaped through tunnels in the ice, sending surges of water downstream that flooded neighborhoods along the river.
—Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
Some days, the newsletter overflowed with content.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Many residents of Hazard are still reeling from catastrophic flooding in July 2022, which was driven by five days of record-breaking rain that overflowed creeks and rivers across Kentucky.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
The Farmington River overflowed at historic levels at the time.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
The stories have overflowed with a horrible, glorious narrative abundance.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
After dinner, Mark quickly left after the toilet overflowed due to Epcot's constant use throughout the day.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The lack of an effective flood warning system in Kerr County would become top of mind in the hours, days and weeks after the banks of the Guadalupe overflowed.
—Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
Local creeks and tributaries overflowed, causing widespread flash flooding, while the Tennessee River remained within its banks.
—Brandi D. Addison, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
In the summers of 2023 and 2024, meltwater filled Suicide Basin, overflowed and escaped through tunnels in the ice, sending surges of water downstream that flooded neighborhoods along the river.
—Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
Some days, the newsletter overflowed with content.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overflowed
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Entrenched Chinese foreign policy positions, including territorial disputes and industrial subsidies that have flooded foreign markets with cheap exports, will likely remain friction points, experts say, while India's deep distrust of China will not dissipate because of one brief meeting.—
James Pomfret,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shortly after her home flooded, Olathe denied her tort claim in early August.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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When deputies arrived, the plane was engulfed in flames.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Aamir Quereshi imaged the moon moments before it was engulfed in Earth's shadow over Pakistan, with a razor-thin crescent lit by bright sunlight.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Popular anger spilled into the streets of the Nepali capital after the government moved last week to block social media platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube, in a move that was widely criticized by rights groups as a tool for censorship.—
Sugam Pokharel,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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The victim, DaShayla Jones, died in the parking lot of Malibu Jack’s in North Richland Hills after a fight began inside the indoor entertainment facility around closing time at midnight Sunday and spilled outside, investigators said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Billing engineers were overwhelmed by manual updates, especially for enterprise contracts that spanned multiple clouds and organizational units.—
Scott Woody,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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And even before the storm made landfall, the levees protecting New Orleans began to fail, overwhelmed by heavy rain and massive storm surges.—
Reena Advani,
NPR,
1 Sep. 2025
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Drue Tranquill, a linebacker, not a defensive lineman, burst through the line on a blitz for two sacks in the second half.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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So many balls burst through my hands.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Cristian Roldan buzzed about, and burst through midfield.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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The pagers of emergency room staff at Hennepin Healthcare, in downtown Minneapolis, buzzed yet again — this time carrying especially dire news.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This set includes eight in saturated tones, plus 30 faux maple leaves that are surprisingly detailed and great for scattering along a mantle or layering into a centerpiece.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Coconut is a high-calorie food rich in saturated fat that could potentially impact your heart disease risk.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The blood of this innocent woman can literally be seen dripping from the killer's knife, and now her blood is on the hands of the Democrats who refuse to put bad people in jail, including Former Disgraced Governor and 'Wannabe Senator' Roy Cooper.—
Khaleda Rahman
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Another project dripping red ink involves the Walt Whitman Bridge between Philadelphia and New Jersey, which began in 2013 and is yet to be completed despite having received more than $1 billion in federal money.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Overflowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overflowed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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