overtax
Example Sentences
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And due to America’s aging, overtaxed electrical grid and our continuing dependence on fossil fuels, we likely won’t soon see the kind of five-minute charging now making its debut in China.
The ship has experienced sewage problems, and sailors are overtaxed and some are even considering leaving the Navy after returning home.
“We continue to believe ENPH’s power management and controls capabilities uniquely meet the complex challenges of an overtaxed grid,” the analysts say.
When the overtaxed systems lost pressure, fire hydrants ran dry.
From Los Angeles Times
“Or maybe they knew, but they said we couldn’t do anything about it,” due to overtaxed resources.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
