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overflow

[oh-ver-floh, oh-ver-floh] / ˌoʊ vərˈfloʊ, ˈoʊ vərˌfloʊ /




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The mammoth Brazilian crop has the U.S. agricultural market worried about overflowing global supplies and bargain prices for beans.

From The Wall Street Journal

The whole city of Chicago seemed suddenly to overflow with orange pumpkins and tart apples.

From Literature

Plates overflowed with fried eggs, hash browns and bacon.

From Los Angeles Times

My father’s memorial service overflowed with friends, former patients and neighbors, each one with a story about how he’d helped them, laughed with them or simply made them feel less alone.

From The Wall Street Journal

Water gathered in low-lying valleys and river channels, overflowed crater rims, and rushed through canyons.

From Science Daily