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overload

[oh-ver-lohd, oh-ver-lohd] / ˌoʊ vərˈloʊd, ˈoʊ vərˌloʊd /
VERB
weigh down
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VERB
encumber
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Brands have to develop distinct personalities to reach consumers suffering from information overload, Virmani said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

In the age of information overload, nearly every elite athlete has to figure out when to throw the watch away.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Now may not be the time to whip up your favorite cold salads or overload on the “L” in your BLTs.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

The fire department also issued an ambulance overload alert on Wednesday and urged people to protect themselves from the heat.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Most likely she would die from an overload of weirdness that would make her brain explode.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Under Pochettino, the U.S. approach was defined by an aggressive pressing system and tactical fluidity, with the team building from a back-three structure that freed its wing backs to exploit overloads when pushing forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

They prioritise big distances, while looking to create numerical overloads.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Patients also recovered more quickly from metabolic crises, i.e., overloads of the energy metabolism, which can suddenly worsen the course of this disorder.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026

Strong solar storms however bring more than just stunning light displays -- they can also disrupt communication systems and cause satellite malfunctions and power grid overloads.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

The core is slotted parallel with the shaft to prevent, as far as possible, the distortion of the magnetic field, especially on heavy overloads.

From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Nehemiah Hawkins

Today, the Chinese market is overloaded with brands, both foreign and domestic, and is characterised by cut-throat competition.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The Dollywood website became overloaded Tuesday and was inaccessible for several hours.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

Yet Schoenbrun’s observations are presented in the film as though they’re opaque, overloaded with smug surrealism and jam-packed with visual stimuli designed to wink and nudge at the otherwise obvious.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

If your podcast queue is overloaded with relentless news and true crime, let this be your breath of fresh country air.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

There are a bunch of studies that support, directly and indirectly, the significance of not being overloaded with information.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

I’m not overloading my body like I used to in the past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

There’s a chunk of code for a memory system to keep the context of conversations going without overloading the AI with too much information—a problem known to amplify hallucinations and reduce the effectiveness of guardrails.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Meanwhile, the lack of connections mean wind farms are sometimes paid to switch off their turbines to avoid overloading the grid.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

Davis said when he put the service charge policy in place several years ago, he carefully considered the language to nod to the history of tipping without overloading customers with information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026

It felt cold, which probably meant it was so hot it was overloading Annabeth’s nerves.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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