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
Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
So, without splitting hairs, what’s the truth about protein overload?
—Sarah Garone, Health, 27 Mar. 2025
Summarize long documents Information overload kills productivity.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But yes, the age shows itself, especially as the power supply quickly overloads.
—Fiona Bornhöft, Architectural Digest, 22 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Navigating the chemical overload can be a draining process.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
So, without splitting hairs, what’s the truth about protein overload?
—Sarah Garone, Health, 27 Mar. 2025
Summarize long documents Information overload kills productivity.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But yes, the age shows itself, especially as the power supply quickly overloads.
—Fiona Bornhöft, Architectural Digest, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overload
Verb
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Holt Logistics employs about 500 workers at the Port of Philadelphia, where longshoremen unpack and load products like fruit from around the world — produce destined for supermarkets across the U.S.—
Tom Hanson,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Mets had the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning and were already leading 9-5 when Tyrone Taylor hit a deep drive to the warning track at Citi Field.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 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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And bonds typically offer ballast during stock market routs.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Then, the rotten cherry on top: my lightweight pack, overburdened with water and ill-equipped for the task, created a patch of chafe that eventually bloomed into an open wound.—
Shawnté Salabert,
Outside Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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Betsy Gara, executive director of the Council of Small Towns, also wants the bill to authorize the Siting Council to consider the number of energy facilities already in a community so that no town gets overburdened.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What to know about egg surcharges Which companies offer the best store experience?—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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The terms and conditions state that the McLoughlin that gets picked to run the bar will be responsible for paying all taxes, insurance, fees and surcharges.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
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Tamales, especially popular during the Christmas holidays, are bundles of corn masa stuffed with savory or sweet fillings and wrapped in a corn husk.—
Pat Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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Facing up against those classic cookies were the Aussie-Style Chocolate Crème Sandwich Cookies, which are made in the Netherlands and come with chocolate crème stuffed between two crisp, rectangular cookies.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Apr. 2025
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Following weeks of negotiations, during which DeSantis seemed to soften his attacks on the lawmakers who opposed his plans, the governor signed the sweeping package of immigration laws on February 13.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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When the sheriff pushed open the wall, there was a package inside.—
Keith Sharon,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Shanghai facility, with a capacity of over 950,000 vehicles annually, produced over half of Tesla’s 2024 shipments.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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With steep tariffs, China’s shipments to the U.S. will likely plunge by 80% over the next two years, Julian Evans-Pritchard, head of China economics at Capital Economics, said late Thursday.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2025
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In a sturdy, redbrick barn in rural Leicestershire, England, Bella Ramsey considers a 10-foot drop from the top of a hay bale.—
Zing Tsjeng,
Vogue,
11 Apr. 2025
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Does anyone know a farmer willing to part with a few bales of spoiled hay?—
Jill Lepore,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Overload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overload. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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