overcrowd

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Buses are a common mode of transport in India, but operators frequently ignore safety rules and overcrowd vehicles, while the nation had the highest road accident death tolls in the world last year.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Don’t overcrowd a space with too many furniture elements.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

Cook them in batches, if need be, but don't overcrowd the pan, or the mushrooms will never brown properly.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2023

“I don’t even know if it’s possible to overcrowd your way into buying a house anywhere in L.A. when every house is $1 million,” Fulton said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022

The men's affair is to establish such rules among comrades as that no one shall stop up air-holes, or overcrowd the place with guests, or taint the air with unwholesome fumes.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 by Various