as in to exaggerate
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 overdo
And while some thought the league was overdoing it with all the shots of the singer during the games, Mama Kelce was excited for the new audience Swift was attracting.
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Lisa France, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
The concern, of course, is that this is the equivalent of overdoing one of those now-trendy max-protein diets: It's based on a core of solid research about building healthy muscle, but too much protein can overwhelm the body's ability to metabolize it.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2025
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
Don't overdo it: Broccoli and other cruciferous veggies like cabbage, kale, and Brussels sprouts contain goitrogens, a compound that can interfere with thyroid function in very high amounts when eaten raw, so there can be such a thing as too much.
—Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2025
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Lisa France, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
The concern, of course, is that this is the equivalent of overdoing one of those now-trendy max-protein diets: It's based on a core of solid research about building healthy muscle, but too much protein can overwhelm the body's ability to metabolize it.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2025
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
Don't overdo it: Broccoli and other cruciferous veggies like cabbage, kale, and Brussels sprouts contain goitrogens, a compound that can interfere with thyroid function in very high amounts when eaten raw, so there can be such a thing as too much.
—Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdo
exaggerate
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The young family were the only people on the block who elected to ride out the storm, believing the stark warnings were being exaggerated.—
Curtis Bunn,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
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The fact that the company exaggerates the job numbers, as well as the true number of states where the plane produces a significant number of jobs does not alter the fact that economic arguments carry a lot of weight in Congressional decisions on weapons procurement.—
William Hartung,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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