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- noun Plural form of
overburden . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
overburden .
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Examples
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The Stabenow proposal, which would repeal an unpopular tax-reporting provision of the law that opponents say overburdens small businesses, passed on an 81-to-17 vote.
Senate defeats Republican-led health-care repeal effort Felicia Sonmez 2011
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Most people try to gain energy through eating heavy foods, but this overburdens the system and creates blockages.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Most people try to gain energy through eating heavy foods, but this overburdens the system and creates blockages.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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So say a pair of psychologists trying to prove the feminist theory that the experience of being sexually "objectified" overburdens the female brain.
A Pretty Dumb Hypothesis About Good Looks Eric Felten 2010
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Most people try to gain energy through eating heavy foods, but this overburdens the system and creates blockages.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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It overburdens her tale in ways that make it more admirable than gripping.
People of the Book: Summary and book reviews of People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. 2008
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If a worker taking illegal shortcuts fakes a name on a registration card, that act overburdens election officials, but do we really think that the faked person will vote?
Tom Matzzie: How McCain Will Steal the Election from Obama (Sort Of) 2008
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After shocking us with facts and images, Madonna (with director Rissman) overburdens the film with an insistence on positive thinking as the solution.
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The modern world, in his view, overburdens us with its bad infinity.
Bellow's Gift Coetzee, J.M. 2004
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Sebold's words come to her effortlessly and she has a sensitive eye for detail, yet she never overburdens the reader.
Best part of my day so far. bradamant 2002
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