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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcommitted
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Vijay Dandapani, president of the Hotel Association of New York City, said city hotels are seeing a modest upswing in summer bookings -- around 10% compared with the previous year — but nowhere close to the windfall promised by FIFA and other tournament boosters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026 -
The New York Times Games boss has promised the upcoming Wordle game show will stay true to the puzzle game and revealed it will be taped this summer.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had vowed retribution on Friday following Russia’s heaviest drone and missile attack on Kyiv over a two-day period since the war started more than four years ago.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Starmer, who has vowed to lead on, has been on the ropes, facing plummeting approval ratings and questions about his judgment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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They were finally declared innocent by a judge in February after investigators determined the crime was committed by a suspect who died in 1999.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The 6-foot-2, 205-pound King also excels at holding runners on base and has not committed an error in 13 appearances.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
Verb
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During the middle of the day when the sun was brightest, visitors swore they had been transported to a faraway tropical island.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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Then-Vice President Harris swore Bass into office in 2022.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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All incidents involved 2026 Tesla Model Y vehicles operating with the autonomous driving system engaged and a human safety monitor onboard.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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That means nearly 95% of people who cast ballots stayed engaged all the way to the bottom and intentionally voted on term limits.—
Jovani Patterson,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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“Overcommitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcommitted. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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