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verb

past tense of overflow
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as in spilled
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 burst
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 overflowed
Verb
Troublesome Creek, Kentucky, overflowed, destroying pictures of the late 13-year-old boy whom Campbell helped raise — and just about everything else in her home. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 The region saw similar flash floods in August 2025, when a glacial lake in Tibet overflowed because of high temperatures. — Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 The region saw similar flash floods in August last year, when a glacial lake in Tibet overflowed because of high temperatures. — Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Like a flower that doesn’t close even at night, her dark soul overflowed all around. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Water overflowed from a large retention pond and swept Kearns away. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 31 July 2026 By evening, crowds overflowed outside the site and spilled onto the streets and lanes. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 July 2026 Mason took the list and started a conversation with another kid his age whose hands overflowed with stickers. — Maria Jose Gutierrez-Chavez, Curbed, 17 July 2026 Residents rush animals and campers to higher ground At a wild animal rescue, Katie Buck evacuated several dozen animals to higher ground in the dark Thursday as the normally dry Lazy Creek overflowed. — Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overflowed
Adjective
  • What drivers may not know is that saving a few extra minutes going through a flooded roadway — or leaving your car parked in the water — could cost thousands later on.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Some people were even spotted kayaking down a flooded street.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Directors Guild of Korea (DGK) has also come to the defense of the filmmakers, arguing that the backlash has spilled over from the film to the lives and livelihoods of the people who made it.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Seaver’s dispute with Danny Nozell, Parton’s longtime manager and the sole manager of She’s Alive LLC, first spilled into public view when Nozell sued him last month and sought the restraining order.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The collision on the narrow two-lane highway ignited a fire that engulfed the 17-passenger mid-sized commercial shuttle bus, which had a 50-year-old driver and five passengers onboard, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • At that point, the film pivots to a more surreal register, presenting bright, clear skies that are slowly, eerily engulfed in darkness.
    — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • People are herby, people are lemony, people are mustardy, bursting at the taste buds with umami.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Walker burst free on a 76-yard run that turned the game around.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • In my experience, the answer isn’t simply generating more demand but generating high-quality demand, standing out in a saturated market and giving the right people a compelling reason to take the next step.
    — David Cozzens, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Animal sources tend to come with more saturated fat, while plant sources often bring fiber and unsaturated fats along for the ride.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • To avoid the pitfalls of apps like Tinder and Hinge—where women are vastly outnumbered by men and are therefore overwhelmed by choice while men receive very few matches—FirstDate uses a Nobel Prize-winning matching theory algorithm.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Gophers' defense overwhelmed Michigan's offense and quarterback Bryce Underwood Saturday.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Cell phones buzzed as the public safety alert appeared on screen and asked people to call authorities with any information.
    — Jarrod Wardwell, Houston Chronicle, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In recent weeks, new residents have buzzed around 929 Walnut Street in downtown Kansas City.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • But Haslem was dripping sweat after the Heat’s training camp practices this week at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Every visitor must exit through the Blood Room, a gruesomely immersive space whose walls are streaked, smeared, splattered and practically dripping with the red stuff.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Overflowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overflowed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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