as in to overuse
to use so much as to make less appealing
seeking to capitalize on its only breakout hit, the network fatally overexposed the game show by scheduling it every night of the week
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Recent Examples of overexpose
David and Victoria are early pioneers in the modern practice of overexposing one’s offspring.
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Anna Russell, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
If there's too much ambient light, night mode might let in too much and overexpose your photos.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2026
Only a few years after her 21st birthday extravaganza, Paris Hilton had been overexposed.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 29 Dec. 2025
Film, even if it’s overexposed, underexposed, or correctly exposed, has a unique quality to it.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025
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Anna Russell, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
If there's too much ambient light, night mode might let in too much and overexpose your photos.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2026
Only a few years after her 21st birthday extravaganza, Paris Hilton had been overexposed.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 29 Dec. 2025
Film, even if it’s overexposed, underexposed, or correctly exposed, has a unique quality to it.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexpose
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Dallas’ blue line has more depth in terms of numbers, but its top three producers have been overused.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Where younger adults tend to become isolated after overusing smartphones, older adults tend to turn to phones after cognitive declines or being isolated from family and friends.—
Emily Kwong,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2026
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His versions were full-blooded, with lush strings and reasonably large orchestras — and, purists alleged — vulgarizing distortions.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
28 Oct. 2019
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Ever since his rise to power, Trump has served as a vulgarizing agent.—
Leon Neyfakh,
Slate Magazine,
2 June 2017
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Licensed therapist and creator Johanna Kulp, who helped popularize the term, has said her mission is making sure her kids never feel bad about food or their bodies.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Licensed therapist and creator Johanna Kulp helped popularize the term, saying her mission is making sure her kids never feel bad about food or their bodies.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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Embroidery and quilting hobbies once stereotyped as old-fashioned are booming, especially among younger generations.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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Kelly Enders-Tharp, a three-time surrogate and education and experience specialist at Growing Generations, explains that surrogates are often stereotyped, or that their backgrounds are misrepresented.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2026
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Fortunately, there’s little danger of overdoing it on vitamin D from food alone.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
13 Mar. 2026
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There aren't many downsides to eating fruit, although, as with anything, try not to overdo it.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
9 Mar. 2026
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Carvalho and district officials have acknowledged a multibillion-dollar reserve but have insisted that ongoing commitments and declining revenue are on track to exhaust those reserves in about three years, unless the district adopts austerity measures.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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As investors, including Marc Andreessen, warn that AI companies are ‘running out’ of high‑quality human data and studies project that public web data for training could be exhausted within the next decade.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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By then, Vokietaitis’ yips had taken on a life of their own and as the Cougars were boring in to foul him intentionally and place him back on that torture chamber that was thinly disguised as a free-throw line, Miller signaled for the timeout to thwart the season's first Hack-a-Matas.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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Amaze your kids by showing them what giants used to call Fremont home, long before boring-by-comparison coyotes and raccoons.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Overexpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexpose. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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