overflowing

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Overflowing rivers coursed through villages, sweeping away homes, roads and bridges and triggering landslides.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Overflowing wheelie bins and black bags piled high have become commonplace in Birmingham in recent weeks.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

Overflowing rivers caused severe damage to roads and bridges.

From Washington Times • Sep. 5, 2023

Overflowing in urban centers, rice was consumed in practically all of the colony of Senegal.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023

Overflowing with gratitude and inward delight, she went to adore him at church.

From History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution by Ryde, H. T.