overpopulation
noun
over·pop·u·la·tion
ˌō-vər-ˌpä-pyə-ˈlā-shən 
: the condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration, an impaired quality of life, or a population crash
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He is studying the problem of deer overpopulation.
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Tanton kindles a small fire of twigs inside a metal pitcher, while expounding for the camera about ecology and overpopulation.
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Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
But Malthusian predictions of overpopulation have not been borne out: fertility rates gradually declined in many parts of the world even as living standards improved.
—Philip Coggan, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2020
In the early nineteen-sixties, fears of overpopulation and urban decay were rampant.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
If overpopulation had once prompted the government to push abortions, South Korea was now dealing with the opposite problem.
—Gawon Bae, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
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Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
But Malthusian predictions of overpopulation have not been borne out: fertility rates gradually declined in many parts of the world even as living standards improved.
—Philip Coggan, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2020
In the early nineteen-sixties, fears of overpopulation and urban decay were rampant.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
If overpopulation had once prompted the government to push abortions, South Korea was now dealing with the opposite problem.
—Gawon Bae, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for overpopulation
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overpopulation
noun
over·pop·u·la·tion
-ˌpäp-yə-ˈlā-shən
: the condition of having too many people living in a certain area
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overpopulation
noun
over·pop·u·la·tion
ˌō-vər-ˌpäp-yə-ˈlā-shən
: the condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration, an impaired quality of life, or a population crash
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