as in to load
to fill or load to excess
try not to overload your backpack, or you could end up with back problems
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Recent Examples of overload
Jodie Cook, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The theme of the past few weeks: information overload!
—USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
In an era of high stress and digital overload, some Seattle-area residents are creating healing gardens, green spaces filled with plants that nourish both the body and mind.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Mac Allister’s pass behind the defence prompts West Ham to move up and play the offside trap, which fails because Diaz’s initial overload down the right wing gives him the chance to attack the space from an onside position.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Win on LinkedIn: spotting AI content that loses trust
Buzzword overload signals automation
AI loves buzzwords like nothing else.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The theme of the past few weeks: information overload!
—USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
In an era of high stress and digital overload, some Seattle-area residents are creating healing gardens, green spaces filled with plants that nourish both the body and mind.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Mac Allister’s pass behind the defence prompts West Ham to move up and play the offside trap, which fails because Diaz’s initial overload down the right wing gives him the chance to attack the space from an onside position.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overload
Verb
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They would be loaded on buses and sent through the Kerem Shalom crossing either to Ashdod port, or to an airport near Eilat.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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That’s kind of where my idea to pocket things [comes from]; sometimes the idea’s gotta load.—
William E. Ketchum III,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Similarly, if a driver weighs under the minimum weight, ballast can also be used to compensate.—
Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The installation incorporates robust mooring systems, wave breakers and ballast anchors to ensure stability in varying conditions.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
18 Mar. 2025
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After a mapping campaign in Toledo, Ohio, officials found that the city’s hot spots often overlapped with census tracts identified by the Biden administration’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool as lacking in commercial investment and overburdened by pollution.—
Ula Chrobak,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Mar. 2025
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The key is balance: expressing yourself clearly without diminishing your confidence or overburdening the listener with unnecessary details.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What to know about egg surcharges Which companies offer the best store experience?—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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The battle over electricity tariffs Ford suspended imposition of the surcharges after the Trump administration backed off some of its tariff threats.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Like most sci-fi/thriller/mystery box shows, Severance stuffed a ton of twists and set pieces into the finale: Mark’s innie confronts his outie!—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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For now, the society’s modest office space remains stuffed full of papers and items.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The package contained a roll of very thin paper that has seeds embedded in it.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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Rural renaissance: The state Senate passed a legislative package that, in part, establishes a state office that will connect rural communities with resources and grants.—
Yacob Reyes,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Red Sea, a route for nearly 30 percent of global container traffic and vital oil shipments from the Gulf to Europe and the United States, is facing a growing risk of disruption due to attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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The investment firm cited a tailwind from a ramp in Blackwell shipments for the upgrade.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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Concluding on a thoughtful yet tactile note, guests are gifted a small pouch filled with a sample of cashmere bale.—
Denni Hu,
WWD,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Dutch government has gifted a bale of tulip bulbs to the country annually since 1945, and the riot of color each spring grows rowdier every year.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Overload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overload. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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