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overpopulated

British  
/ ˌəʊvəˈpɒpjʊˌleɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. having too many inhabitants for the available space or resources

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"If restrictions are lifted too early, they can risk an overpopulated airspace, while on the flip side, restrictions remaining in place longer than they need to can lead to unnecessary delays, which no one wants".

From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2025

Whether you are a grasshopper or a bird or a human, if you start destroying the environment in which you live, then you are overpopulated.

From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2024

She agreed with the agency’s argument that it had the authority to round up horses as soon as it determined the herd was overpopulated.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

But let’s face facts: The biggest dilemma for solving homelessness in California is the extraordinarily high cost of housing in this overpopulated state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

And it's amazing to me, because I can look at everything—the whole overpopulated, overtraveled, overtrucked, overpaved, overbillboarded, full-color, three-dimensional world zipping by at seventy miles an hour—and I can get bored.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

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