overcrowd

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You want all of the toppings and additions to highlight the rice, not overcrowd or overwhelm it.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

However, operators often flout safety rules and overcrowd them beyond capacity.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024

“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

Working in batches, if needed, so as to not overcrowd the pan, place the chicken in the skillet, skin side down, and sear until nicely browned, 5 to 8 minutes.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2022

I think this demand can be satisfied by a scheme which would meet both the claim of each State to nominate one judge and the necessity not to overcrowd the Bench which decides each dispute.

From The League of Nations and its Problems Three Lectures by Oppenheim, L. (Lassa)