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as in teeming
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as in overloaded
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as in spilling
to flow over the brim or top of
while the wine steward stood there gawking at the nearby celebrity, my expensive champagne was overflowing its glass and pouring onto our table
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as in flooding
to cover with a flood
the swollen river overflowed the surrounding land and washed several houses away
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as in bursting
to be copiously supplied
a magazine that usually overflows with home-repair tips for the do-it-yourselfer
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Recent Examples of overflowing
Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
What was once an overflowing reservoir has shrunk and the same agencies that released water into the Canyon are trying to manage what's left.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
Right now your social media feed is probably overflowing with gift ideas from every fashion and beauty brand.
—Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
The job market is overflowing with applicants, but the opportunities simply aren’t keeping pace.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Back-to-back parties, overflowing champagne, and a bevy of traffic worth enduring in the name of a good time.
—Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
Brad Biggs’ overflowing Bears mailbag starts there.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
Packed calendars, endless back-to-back meetings, and overflowing email inboxes were badges of honor.
—Melissa Daimler, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and Target are overflowing with discounts on must-have gifts of the season, including board games, dolls, educational toys, and Legos.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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My heart and soul are overflowing 😭😍.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
What was once an overflowing reservoir has shrunk and the same agencies that released water into the Canyon are trying to manage what's left.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
Right now your social media feed is probably overflowing with gift ideas from every fashion and beauty brand.
—Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
The job market is overflowing with applicants, but the opportunities simply aren’t keeping pace.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Back-to-back parties, overflowing champagne, and a bevy of traffic worth enduring in the name of a good time.
—Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
Brad Biggs’ overflowing Bears mailbag starts there.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
Packed calendars, endless back-to-back meetings, and overflowing email inboxes were badges of honor.
—Melissa Daimler, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and Target are overflowing with discounts on must-have gifts of the season, including board games, dolls, educational toys, and Legos.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overflowing
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Reports in British media suggest the area was affected by flooding at the time of the incident, as Storm Darragh battered the United Kingdom with strong winds and rain over the weekend.Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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People have been flooding social media posts with statements chastising UHC for its policies, bringing up times they were personally denied coverage or hit with huge bills for services.Desiree Adib, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Pipes are prone to bursting during cold spells.Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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How to keep pipes from bursting When temperatures drop to freezing conditions, pipes have the potential to burst due to the expansion of water.Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Wearing a mask, especially in crowded indoor areas, can help minimize transmission of not just SARS-CoV-2, but all respiratory viruses.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Founded by coffee enthusiast and marketing expert David Boucher, Escape Cafe stands out in the crowded specialty coffee niche, offering customers the highest quality beans and blends roasted just right every time.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Compiled annually by a group led by Franklin Leonard, a recipient of a Gotham tribute award this year, Variety waits with childlike anticipation each year to see which scripts film executives have really been buzzing over — but haven’t had the budget or the chutzpah to put into production just yet.Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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Andrews’ three-pointer banked into the basket with four-tenths of a second left, leaving a crowd that had been buzzing moments earlier in stunned disbelief.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Unless the Top-Tier VC funds can create more unicorns or sell more of their mediocre ventures as strategic sales to corporations at inflated prices, their strategy may be at risk of failing.Dileep Rao, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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An inflated sense of humans’ capacity to control AI can, in fact, exacerbate the very risks that critics fear.Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
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However, many organizations have struggled to manage the volume of projects, overwhelming their capacity.Barry Cousins, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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This rhythm adds intrigue and subtly signals attention without overwhelming the other person.Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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That option looks less likely, Setser said, because most Indian manufacturing is set up to meet the demand of the world’s most populous country: India.Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
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That said, one of the most effective ways to reduce dollar dominance would be for the U.S. to impose punitive tariffs on the world's most populous countries, thereby forcing them to trade more with each other and less with the global hegemon.Felix Salmon, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Hydrangeas are brimming with nostalgia, stirring memories of endless Southern summers.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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Winter is brimming with an overabundance of snug spoiling, but nothing is quite as indulgent as an extremely soft sweater.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Overflowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overflowing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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