overfills

verb

present tense third-person singular of overfill
1
as in overloads
to fill or load to excess overfilled the wheelbarrow with bricks until finally no one could push it

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2
as in spills
to flow over the brim or top of water overfilled the tub and poured onto the floor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overfills
  1. overloads
  2. spills
  3. loads
  4. floods
  5. overburdens
  6. overflows
  7. overcharges
  8. stuffs
Verb
  • But in casting such a wide net, the film overloads the viewer with information to the point of suffocation.
    — Beandrea July, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
  • On the other hand, Tyler Lewis, owner and founder of Air Master HVAC & Electrical, explains that sometimes flickering can happen when a large appliance starts up and temporarily overloads a circuit.
    — Bianca Lambert, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of overloads
Verb
  • When high tides and king tides hit Naples, water spills over the seawalls in some spots nearly two feet deep, flooding sidewalks and threatening homes.
    — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Still, every day, the lights are on at The Baobab House, music spills across the yard, and the visitors keep coming.
    — Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of spills
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  • These improvements are intended to help military forces transport larger loads more efficiently and support operational demands across a range of environments.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • When your site loads quickly, visitors may stay longer, browse more and be more likely to convert.
    — Anthony Savino, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of loads
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  • The rabbit does not control the rain that floods its burrow or the drought that kills its food.
    — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The camera moves constantly and visual information — lights, split screens, colors, sounds, movement — floods the viewer.
    — William Earl, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of floods
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  • The property tax has long been Connecticut’s Gordian knot, a seemingly intractable problem that overburdens middle- and low-income households, stymies business growth and creates great K-12 education disparities between cities and suburbs.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
  • In January 2025, a federal judge ruled that portion of the ordinance overburdens free speech rights by prohibiting anyone from providing any lecture in any San Diego public park or beach.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of overburdens
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  • South Florida roads and overflows sewage systems The National Weather Service in Miami concurs.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Nowadays, the Bemelmans Bar overflows with tourists fresh off the bus and twentysomethings who have pre-screened it on Instagram, and has lost its old, beautiful emptiness, but doubtless the same pull that drew us draws them.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of overflows
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  • The most recent tally for 2024 shows overcharges ranging up to $480 per residential account.
    — Ed Hirs, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • An electronic safety system monitors each cell during operations, avoiding both under- and overcharges.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2017
Definition of overcharges
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  • The suspect runs inside, grabs rolls of lottery tickets, stuffs them into a bag and runs out.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Once a seasonal delicacy, Jimmy’s sources squash blossoms ($25) year-round, stuffs them with ricotta and Parmigiano-Reggiano and lightly batters and fries them.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of stuffs
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“Overfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfills. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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