overburden
verb (used with object)
to load with too great a burden; overload.
are overburdening
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present progressiveof overburden.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Danny DeMartini, chief scientific officer and co-founder of Kuleana Coral Restoration, a nonprofit organization in Hawaii, said multiple stressors are overburdening corals.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021
