overdid

past tense of overdo
as in exaggerated
to describe or express in too strong terms the fashion designer's claim that his new line of clothing would revolutionize the way we dress was perhaps overdoing it just a bit

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Recent Examples of overdid Teyana Taylor, ever the purposeful center of attention, donned a silver foil fringe look by Haider Ackermann for Tom Ford, but overdid it with a matching wig, converting her into a tinsel tree. Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2026 Piastri made an ambitious lunge on Norris in the penultimate lap, but overdid it and locked his front wheel, nearly crashing into his teammate. Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
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exaggerated
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  • The president designated the gang as a terrorist group and said Maduro had sent it to invade the United States, although some law enforcement officials say the administration exaggerated the threat to justify mass deportations.
    Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 10 July 2026
  • Emma Wager, senior policy analyst for the program on the ACA at KFF, said there is fraud in the ACA marketplace, but the scale described by the federal government may be exaggerated.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 June 2026

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“Overdid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdid. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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