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Recent Examples of overcommit
The 6-foot, 195-pound versatile corner rarely overcommits.
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Teams are going to overcommit to take away his shot, and that should leave openings.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Don't Overdo Step One Don’t overcommit to the first cleaning step.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
The Feasibility Of Contractual Obligations Do not overcommit the organization to contractual obligations that may become unsustainable in the future.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Just don’t overcommit — full moons are chaotic, and your calendar can’t hold everything.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 3 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Scott Mobley, Ph.D. - Executive Coach
Jennifer Scott Mobley recognizes that leaders often overcommit, not from poor judgment, but from genuine care.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Don’t overcommit or glamorize routines that drain you.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 May 2025
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Teams are going to overcommit to take away his shot, and that should leave openings.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Don't Overdo Step One Don’t overcommit to the first cleaning step.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
The Feasibility Of Contractual Obligations Do not overcommit the organization to contractual obligations that may become unsustainable in the future.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Just don’t overcommit — full moons are chaotic, and your calendar can’t hold everything.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 3 Aug. 2025
Follow Leon on LinkedIn or connect with him at Focal Point Coaching
Jennifer Scott Mobley, Ph.D. - Executive Coach
Jennifer Scott Mobley recognizes that leaders often overcommit, not from poor judgment, but from genuine care.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Don’t overcommit or glamorize routines that drain you.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcommit
Verb
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Sunday marked only the first chapter, and an early test for a young, promising head coach.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The 18 million acre-feet was likely an overestimation of how much water there was even a century ago, but today’s river provides even less than the total amounts promised to states in 1922.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Lourenco's administration has vowed to crack down on corruption and has worked to recover funds allegedly stolen in the dos Santos era.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Dan Nowicki Erika Kirk praised the United States for holding a unique status on the globe and vowed that Turning Point will fight to stop her home state of Arizona from turning into a liberal stronghold like California.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Matise, a senior right-hander who has committed to Lewis, found out that Caravan coach Brian Hurry was one win shy of 700 for his career.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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He is also accused of felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, obstruction of justice, witness tampering and committing a violent offense in the presence of a child.—
Stepheny Price , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Latino history in the U.S. is plighted with systemic issues from mass deportations in the 1920s and 1930s, to poor working conditions for farm workers, to segregated schools, to arrests and stereotypes during the war on drugs.—
Gina Lee Castro,
Journal Sentinel,
11 Oct. 2024
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Not for months, but for years, plighting their troth.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2024
Verb
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The amnesty comes a week after Min Aung Hlaing was sworn into office following an election that critics say was neither free nor fair and was orchestrated to keep the military's iron grip on power.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The latter swears an oath to uphold the laws of this country and to preserve and safeguard the Constitution.—
Chicago Tribune,
Twin Cities,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The two got engaged in 2014 and have remained affianced since.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
Peoplemag,
5 May 2023
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Alexandra Crotin, a rep for Stone, later confirmed to USA TODAY the actress and writer are now affianced.—
Charles Trepany,
USA TODAY,
5 Dec. 2019
Cite this Entry
“Overcommit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcommit. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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