overheated
adjective
over·heat·ed
ˌō-vər-ˈhē-təd 
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: characterized by marked inflation from an increase in demand and a decrease in supply
an overheated economy
Examples of overheated in a Sentence
She worked in a stuffy, overheated office.
The discussion was getting overheated.
The market for new houses is overheated.
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But buyers still see an overheated market — the median home price jumped 69 percent from April 2020 to April 2022 — and an uncertain future.
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Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 2 June 2025
For more aggressive investors, Venture offers a growth-at-a-reasonable-price strategy that seeks to capture long-term capital appreciation without chasing overheated momentum stocks.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The Fed will raise rates to cool down an overheated economy and clamp down on inflation.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Without an independent entity to help slow an overheated economy, inflation surges and consumers end up paying higher prices.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2025
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Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 2 June 2025
For more aggressive investors, Venture offers a growth-at-a-reasonable-price strategy that seeks to capture long-term capital appreciation without chasing overheated momentum stocks.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The Fed will raise rates to cool down an overheated economy and clamp down on inflation.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Without an independent entity to help slow an overheated economy, inflation surges and consumers end up paying higher prices.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overheated
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“Overheated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overheated. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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