Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcommitting
Verb
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Before the election, Takaichi had announced a record 122 trillion yen budget for the fiscal year starting April 1, marking a second straight year of record spending and vowing to support households with cost-of-living pressures.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026 -
Hungary opposition leader Péter Magyar launched his campaign Sunday ahead of the April contest, vowing to return Budapest to its Western orientation.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The progressive party Move Forward had won that year’s election by promising those reforms.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Peel-and-Stick Finishes Peel-and-stick upgrades are everywhere online, promising dramatic results without long-term commitment.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
15 Feb. 2026
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Literalizing themes of codependency and fear of commitment, Together cleverly sells its message while gleefully committing to the twistedness of it all.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Giddey added five assists while committing four turnovers.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Davidson, whose tics include swearing, is expected to attend the ceremony, meaning any winner’s speech would be observed closely by producers if it were broadcast before the 9PM watershed.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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The swearing-in ceremony drew an array of Texas Democrats and highlighted his labor organizer roots.—
Philip Jankowski,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Second and third mortgaging the house.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Overcommitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcommitting. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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