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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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Example Sentences

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“The play was overload left and it was wide open. We’re proud to add to the school legacy — we hadn’t won City in a long time.”

From Los Angeles Times

By selectively activating and suppressing different blocks, the brain can avoid being overloaded and can keep performance focused on the current goal.

From Science Daily

“In a world of tech overload, consumers are searching for something real.”

From Los Angeles Times

Many of us are overloaded with technology in the office—if not on our laptops, then on our phones or in video meetings, with almost-constant updates and notifications nagging at us.

From The Wall Street Journal

Arsenal dominated the first half partly because of this overload and Slot opted for a man-to-man press in the second half to fix this.

From BBC