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
Couvy said France lacked enough prosecutors and judges to handle the cases, while overcrowded prisons limited the courts’ ability to impose custodial sentences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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
Courts have repeatedly found the prison unconstitutionally overcrowded, with almost twice the number of women incarcerated as it was designed to hold.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
