overload 1 of 2

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈlōd How to pronounce overload (audio)
Definition of overloadnext
as in to load
to fill or load to excess try not to overload your backpack, or you could end up with back problems

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overload

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noun

as in ballast

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Recent Examples of overload
Verb
Expecting heavy traffic on the site, the archive has outsourced the database to external servers to avoid overloading its own. — Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026 They were accused of organizing the crossing of a small boat that was unfit for navigation on the open sea, was overloaded and lacked appropriate life jackets. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
Ederson’s impressive press resistance in those mini games of keep-ball close to his own goal consistently helped his team create an overload. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026 The interior feels particularly refreshing compared to the touchscreen overload we’re usually presented. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overload
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overload
  1. load
  2. ballast
  3. overburden
  4. surcharge
  5. stuff
  6. package
  7. shipment
  8. bale
Verb
  • Later in the inning, Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia walked in the tying run (credited to starter Tyler Glasnow for having initially loaded the bases).
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Storyteller experiments with some next-generation convertible furniture designs to make the new van even more versatile and better equipped for loading up gear.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of load
Noun
  • The Coast Guard then escorted the Grace to Progreso, Mexico, where a Mexican Navy inspection team confirmed large quantities of fuel in the ship’s ballast tanks.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • These deals offer partnerships, a ballast in a fractured world.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of ballast
Verb
  • Northeast Kansas City residents have expressed concerns about lack of community feedback and concentrating homeless services in certain areas, potentially overburdening a few neighborhoods rather than spreading services out more throughout the city.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Even when Murray is available — which was almost every game last year — Adelman’s goal is not to overburden the star guard.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of overburden
Noun
  • The San Francisco Fed noted another manufacturer’s complaint that every material purchased in recent weeks came with a freight surcharge.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Maersk raised its emergency fuel surcharge to 20 percent effective Monday due to the soaring energy costs linked to the Middle East conflict, Reuters reported.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of surcharge
Verb
  • Miami stopped on fourth down again Canes stuffed on fourth down for a second consecutive drive.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • On the first play, the Jayhawks stuffed Joe Jackson — on his eighth straight rushing attempt — from the 1 on fourth down, leaving Kansas State’s lead at 25-24.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of stuff
Noun
  • At any rate, the package never went up for bid on the open market.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Whoever is crowned the champ will take home a $25,000 cash prize and a Kitchen Aid equipment package.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of package
Noun
  • AfterShip Agent catches shipment exceptions early and groups them by carrier and issue.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • According to Colombian police accounts cited by El Tiempo, Pulido coordinated the shipment of approximately two tons of cocaine and 17 kilograms of heroin to Europe in 1999.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of shipment
Noun
  • The captain and seven crew members were rescued, and Nantucket residents spent two weeks recovering hundreds of bales of cotton.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • At the next checkpoint, however, soldiers pulled back the bales to reveal the Cadillac and the Ram.
    — Steve Fisher Special Correspondent Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of bale

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“Overload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overload. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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