as in overly
beyond a normal or acceptable limit
noise from the party was excessively loud
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Adverb
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There is a condition that some have labeled celebrity worship syndrome, defining it as an obsessive-addictive disorder where people become overly involved with celebrities’ personal lives.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025 -
The conventional chain-of-thought is a bit overly loose and inadvertently allows AI to wander and be verbose.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Adverb
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But the inflation-dampening effects of tariffs could persist and even widen in the April CPI report, set to be released Tuesday, and the May numbers too, Sweet said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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So there’s an element of being able to let go and release and not spend too much time thinking about those things.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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“Excessively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excessively. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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