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as in overloaded
to fill or load to excess
it is important that you bring on the hike plenty of food and water, but don't overburden your pack with unnecessary gear
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Recent Examples of overburdened
Pascale Leone, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
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
Several states have also put environmental-justice considerations into their laws; one in New Jersey restricts certain new industrial permits in places that are already overburdened, for instance.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
The truth is, our immigration system is outdated, inefficient, and overburdened.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
This imbalance often leaves one partner feeling overburdened while the other becomes more passive or detached from the emotional weight of the relationship.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
After developing the draft, the Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability has asked for public input to address gaps in community investment and support those historically overburdened by pollution and severe weather.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
The city is already grappling with aging infrastructure, overburdened public services, and a budget heavily allocated to personnel costs for police and fire departments.
—Dominick Vargas, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
Voters were concerned for their schools being overburdened by many multiple foreign languages in their classrooms.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
Applicants must meet one of 46 distinct eligibility criteria and fill out mountains of paperwork – a long and difficult process for a population already overburdened by bureaucracy.
—Pascale Leone, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
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
Several states have also put environmental-justice considerations into their laws; one in New Jersey restricts certain new industrial permits in places that are already overburdened, for instance.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
The truth is, our immigration system is outdated, inefficient, and overburdened.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
This imbalance often leaves one partner feeling overburdened while the other becomes more passive or detached from the emotional weight of the relationship.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
After developing the draft, the Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability has asked for public input to address gaps in community investment and support those historically overburdened by pollution and severe weather.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
The city is already grappling with aging infrastructure, overburdened public services, and a budget heavily allocated to personnel costs for police and fire departments.
—Dominick Vargas, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
Voters were concerned for their schools being overburdened by many multiple foreign languages in their classrooms.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overburdened
Adjective
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Georgia, too, is worried about Ginny's behind-the-scenes machinations.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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While Republicans in Congress have been pushing for major Medicaid cuts in the new budget, many Medicaid enrollees are worried about what this means for their health coverage — including those who identify as Republican.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Kopitar then led the annual sorrowful handshake line with the Edmonton Oilers.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The most powerful performance —compressed, sorrowful — comes from The Matrix's Joe Pantoliano.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Houck loaded the bases with one out in the first Wednesday but only allowed one run.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Trevor Story’s ground out with the bases loaded pushed across the winning run.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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When the Eaton and Palisades fires sparked in January — respectively the second- and third-most destructive in California history — familiarity, friend groups and routines were upset for Emory and many of her peers.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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Local fans were also upset at how ticketing was organised, with empty seats in temporary stands at their Montilivi ground for most games.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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On Tires, Gerben plays Will, the anxious and unqualified son of the auto-repair chain's owner.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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As a result, children can become frustrated and anxious when trying to learn math.—
Jennifer Pierce,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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As a long-suffering Angels fan, its a pleasure to at least be able to listen to them.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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Washington tumbled four spots in the draft lottery this month, a devastating blow to a long-suffering team that had positioned itself as favorably as possible to win the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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The pattern has left Iranians wary that any sign of instability is met with brutal suppression.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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Jeff Hardcastle, a former demographer for the state of Nevada, says some state officials who manage their governments' records are wary of how the Trump administration is handling federal data.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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However, analysts were more concerned about how many have issued hazy outlooks due to tariffs and deteriorating consumer confidence.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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That message has been echoed by other college leaders and academics, who are concerned that research across a wide range of fields, from medical treatments to energy, could be shut down as federal funds dry up.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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“Overburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overburdened. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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