crowded
adjective
filled to excess; packed.
overcrowded
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a word derived from
crowded.
Example Sentences
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Gratton’s research shows that the 40s and 50s are frequently the most overcrowded decades of a modern career, as professional responsibility, financial pressure and family caregiving demands peak all at the same time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Mohammed Annour spent much of his youth living in a flimsy shelter in a dusty, overcrowded refugee camp in east Africa, where the days were long, the food was poor and the future nonexistent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Protesters have been demanding additional investment in their schools, criticising the lack of teachers and staff, overcrowded classrooms and run-down buildings.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Piling dumpsters, bins and barriers in front of their schools, or carrying often humorous signs at protests, pupils have complained about absent teachers, overloaded timetables, overcrowded classes and dilapidated classrooms, among other grievances.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
In the thirteen years since she’d left Moton High School, the deficient building had passed from being merely overcrowded to packed beyond reasonable measure.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
