Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overacting
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The kingdom’s market regulator is enacting a fresh wave of measures to encourage foreign investment in the country’s stock market after the index declined 13% in 2025 and was flat in 2024, lagging global emerging market peers.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
14 Jan. 2026 -
California has a responsibility to use all available tools to protect residents and set an example for other states by enacting protective legislation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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The actors joked about how trying to put on medical gloves quickly enough while remembering and acting out dialogue can make scenes go sideways in a heartbeat.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Dec. 2025
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This world is rarely gentle to people who are hurt, vulnerable, acting out.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Dec. 2025
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Two hours later, the trainer — now in a foam Michelin-man neck-to-heel suit — crouches near the box, imitating a quiet intruder.—
Megan Sauer
Tasia Jensen,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
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Users appeared to be imitating and showing off to one another.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2026
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Humanlike robot interaction In human-robot interaction, most robots currently respond reactively, mimicking expressions only after humans act, which feels artificial.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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These medications work by mimicking a hormone that targets areas of the brain that regulate appetite and food intake.—
Lauren Manaker,
SELF,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Artist mourned the silent era by miming through the Oscars, while La La Land and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood turned failure into choreography.—
Remy Blumenfeld,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Nov. 2025
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Think back to that preseason finale, when Dart went viral for miming the hurry-up motion to get him out of the medical tent quickly.—
Charlotte Carroll,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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While not everyone gets their wishes, those with no interest in taking on the deceptive — and challenging — role of a Traitor likely won't be chosen.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The figure of Achilles, a warrior who singlehandedly choked a river with dead enemies before taking on the river god himself, provided a model for Alexander the Great and persists in contemporary popular entertainment, political speech, and military culture in celebrations of shock and awe.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Culkin was just four years old when his acting career began.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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In 2026, Elordi snagged two acting nominations at the Golden Globes, including Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role in Frankenstein.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Overacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overacting. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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