overcrowded
adjective
over·crowd·ed
ˌō-vər-ˈkrau̇-dəd 
: crowded or filled to excess : having too many people or things
overcrowded streets/cities/classrooms
living in overcrowded conditions
… having an overcrowded space can make it hard for buyers to … visualize their own belongings in the space, said Los Angeles-based designer Francesca Grace.—
Jennifer Tzeses
Jennifer Tzeses… some 5 million workers commute for up to three hours on trains so overcrowded that there seem to be as many passengers hanging on to the outside of the carriages as there are inside.—Ismail Merchant
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Thousands of Syrians were detained without trial, many of them held in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions, often for years.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Set in the country’s most overcrowded hotel, a young Dr. Parker (Haley Louise Jones) is looking to kick off her life in the big city after problems in her personal life back in Munich.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
Evers' administration has said in the past that the governor inherited many problems in the prison system from the prior Republican administration, including a severe staffing shortage and overcrowded, aging facilities, and has tried to remedy those issues.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
Likewise, overcrowded living conditions lead to children having increased exposure to measles at an earlier age – another factor that increases the risk of severe or fatal infection.
—Madhukar Pai, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Set in the country’s most overcrowded hotel, a young Dr. Parker (Haley Louise Jones) is looking to kick off her life in the big city after problems in her personal life back in Munich.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
Evers' administration has said in the past that the governor inherited many problems in the prison system from the prior Republican administration, including a severe staffing shortage and overcrowded, aging facilities, and has tried to remedy those issues.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
Likewise, overcrowded living conditions lead to children having increased exposure to measles at an earlier age – another factor that increases the risk of severe or fatal infection.
—Madhukar Pai, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Overcrowded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcrowded. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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