- past participle of overburden.
- past tense form of overburden.
overburdened
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In the 1980s, working-class people of color were stopping big public projects that they said would have brought crime and pollution to neighborhoods already overburdened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Managers often fall into a sole-provider trap by jumping in to solve problems, which leaves them overburdened and employees waiting for input.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
"I think the process is for profit, not for justice - it won't actually solve the issue of littering, and now the justice system is being overburdened," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The industry went through a difficult time in the 2010s because of overburdened balance sheets, and now many companies are staying lean to be flexible for the future.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
At times he thought seriously of going with all his sorrows to see the chaplain, but the chaplain seemed so overburdened with miseries of his own that Major Major shrank from adding to his troubles.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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over (above, too much)
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: over-
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