1
as in to overload
to fill or load to excess
overfilled the wheelbarrow with bricks until finally no one could push it
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as in to spill
to flow over the brim or top of
water overfilled the tub and poured onto the floor
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Recent Examples of overfill
The Patriots seemingly overfilled their roster after making 11 selections in the 2025 NFL Draft and remaining busy during the undrafted free-agent signing period.
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
But at a certain point, those areas can become overfilled, leading your body to stow anything additional as visceral fat, which is lodged deep in your belly and is more metabolically active and risky.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Mar. 2025
Avoid overfilling the feeder with nectar to reduce nectar waste.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2025
Toilet paper goes right into the film baggy – just don't overfill!
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
But at a certain point, those areas can become overfilled, leading your body to stow anything additional as visceral fat, which is lodged deep in your belly and is more metabolically active and risky.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Mar. 2025
Avoid overfilling the feeder with nectar to reduce nectar waste.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2025
Toilet paper goes right into the film baggy – just don't overfill!
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overfill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overfill
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However, tensions spilled over behind-the-scenes when Laila Ali — who is arguably the greatest female boxer in history— was asked about getting in the ring with current champion fighter, Claressa Shields.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
14 July 2025
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Altogether, the feeling is commanding and soaring and gives the confidence that you won’t be jostled into spilling your champagne—in the rear seat, with the champagne chiller, of course.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Garbage trucks will arrive to pick up trash when bins reach fully loaded.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Laughs are loading for this year’s New York Comedy Festival.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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On a block of otherwise colorful façades, this contemporary, three-story building is distinct: designed by the architect Pablo Pérez Palacios, the entrance is marked by teca-wood panels and planters overflowing with jasmine.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
13 July 2025
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As elite researchers command overflowing compensation, mid-career technologists confront obsolescence.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Jamie Moraga, Franklin Revere NO: Increasing density isn’t the solution and could cause unintended consequences, such as overburdening infrastructure, eroding property values and diminishing community character.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Some buyers intentionally overburden founders in earnouts, attaching strings to your compensation and making post-sale life miserable.—
David Berkal,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Previous storms have flooded Mason’s building, damaging appliances and furniture, but this time she was mostly spared.—
William Tong,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Thousands of comments flooded the platform owned by Trump.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
14 July 2025
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In 2011, Boeing was found to have been grossly overcharging the Army for spare helicopter parts; a four-cent metal pin, for example, was billed at $71.01.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Last year, as reported by Grocery Dive, Albertsons agreed to a $3.9 million settlement following a civil complaint that claimed the retailer unlawfully overcharged customers.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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“Overfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfill. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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