overload
verb (used with object)
to load to excess; overburden.
has overloaded
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present perfectof overload (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The alliance suggested that the city has overloaded its plan with permanent housing that costs more and takes longer to build than other forms of housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025
And although the omicron variant may cause less severe disease than the delta variant, the sheer volume of cases has overloaded many hospitals already strapped for staff.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2022
By trying to do too much too soon, many a sorry recipient has overloaded their plate to the extent that it becomes a sorry mess.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2015
Undertaking three revolutions simultaneously with so little warning and preparation has overloaded the circuits.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Perhaps the Professor, too, has overloaded his stomach some time before going to bed," spoke up Tad Butler.
From The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon Or, The Mystery of Bright Angel Gulch by Frank Gee Patchin
