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as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
a great overflow of water from the heavy rains swept mud and silt down onto the highway
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as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
an overflow of help actually made the job more complicated
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as in to flood
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 to engulf
to cover with a flood
the swollen river overflowed the surrounding land and washed several houses away
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Recent Examples of overflow
Paul Volpe, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2024
Acknowledge your accomplishments—and prepare for the overflow of blessings during this era of your life.
—Essence, 1 Nov. 2024
Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
In an audio message sent in Arabic to ABC News, Dr. Eid Sabah, the director of the nursing department at Kamal Adwan Hospital, said the maternity ward is overflowing with children who were transferred from the ICU to accommodate the growing number of patients.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
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The overflow crowd of party faithful celebrated the historic event with music and dancing, signs and drum lines — and, of course, the obligatory balloon drop.
—Paul Volpe, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2024
Acknowledge your accomplishments—and prepare for the overflow of blessings during this era of your life.
—Essence, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
Not Taking Out The Garbage Is your kitchen trash can overflowing?
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
In an audio message sent in Arabic to ABC News, Dr. Eid Sabah, the director of the nursing department at Kamal Adwan Hospital, said the maternity ward is overflowing with children who were transferred from the ICU to accommodate the growing number of patients.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
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Address Buyer Skepticism And AI Overload Many buyers have heard lofty claims about how AI will solve their problems from a flood of vendors.Evan Powell, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there's already a flood of early Cyber Week sales coming in.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
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The surplus is from the last fiscal year, which ended in June.Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 18 Nov. 2024
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The budget contained £40 billion ($52 billion) worth of tax rises to plug a hole in the public finances — with Reeves committing to move toward a day-to-day spending surplus — and to allow for greater investment in public services.Jenni Reid, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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Ultimate Reading Satisfaction Oh…and the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is still waterproof, which is welcome news for all of you that are reading poolside or at the beach (or are just prone to spilling your tea while reading).Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
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As generations of stars have lived, died and spilled their innards into space, some of their carbon has ended up in molecular clouds — patches of space where motes of gas and dust crowd close enough together to block out light.Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
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And to sleep, some parrotfish engulf themselves in a mucus cocoon.Vox Staff, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
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The massive flames that engulfed the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge early Friday came from a fire at a playground below the bridge, according to the Cincinnati Fire Department.Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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With a hemorrhagic stroke, a blood vessel in the brain suddenly bursts and causes bleeding in the brain.28 Long-Term Effects Vary If a heart attack isn't treated quickly, the lack of blood flow can cause permanent damage to the heart muscle.Alexandria Nyembwe, PhD, RN, Health, 6 Nov. 2024
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Members of the band then burst through the door with a galvanizing musical salute that saw audiences cheer and clap along with jovial captivating.Sam Falb, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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The torrent of rain that has inundated Northern California won’t derail Thanksgiving travel plans for Justin Koehler.Giuseppe Ricapito, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Four days of rain in mountains of southern Appalachia, with some areas receiving 30 inches, turned creeks into torrents that scrubbed entire towns from the map.Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
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The Trust makes monthly distributions to the holders of Units of the excess of the preceding month’s royalty income received over expenses incurred.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Fred is not responsible for repaying the $400 excess from the FSA.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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When asked to load eggs into a carton, a robot once chose to overfill the box and force it to shut.Will Knight, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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This then causes an unnatural-looking or overfilled appearance, such as pillow face.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Overflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overflow. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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