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as in enlarged
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as in excessive
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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 overdone
Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Truist upgrades Booking Holdings to buy from neutral Truist says the secular downside risk fears are overdone.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
But that was probably overdone.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The audio sounds brighter, without being overdone.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Futures bets on the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 were both pointing strongly up this morning prior to the opening bell in New York, suggesting that some traders think yesterday’s bloodbath in the markets was overdone.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Truist upgrades Booking Holdings to buy from neutral Truist says the secular downside risk fears are overdone.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
But that was probably overdone.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The audio sounds brighter, without being overdone.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdone
Adjective
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Finasteride, prescribed for hair loss or enlarged prostate, and bicalutamide, used in prostate cancer treatment, can shift testosterone’s effects and allow breast tissue to grow.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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For those who develop enlarged hemorrhoids during pregnancy, the discomfort can feel especially impossible to ignore.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Its bladeless construction is designed to pull in air and powerfully circulate it around the room, all without accumulating excessive dust like standard fans do—a double plus in my book.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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And although its fats are healthy, excessive intake can still contribute to unwanted pounds.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Machado also pushed back on suggestions that Venezuela’s role in drug trafficking had been exaggerated to support the argument of those calling for regime change.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Blazy exaggerated the frayed hems that Coco Chanel loved into ragged edges by letting the cloth be overtaken slowly with tiny hanging strings of beads.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For the Fed, which was raising interest rates in 2023 and 2024, this meant that policy decisions may have been based on an overstated view of economic strength.—
Jeff Gapusan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images The committee's move followed a June Federal Railroad Administration compliance review that concluded the California High-Speed Rail Authority lacked a viable path to complete the project on time or on budget and flagged overstated ridership projections and other management failures.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Officials need to spend more time reforming existing programs and less time getting overwrought.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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Regretting You is a similarly ridiculous and overwrought slice of melodrama, leavened with strange moments of comedy that leave you wondering if the whole thing isn’t some kind of bizarre art project, an elaborate, camp parody of the very notion of romantic literature itself.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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America’s health care system is straining under the twin pressures of an aging population and a stretched pool of health care providers.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Despite this pullback, the stock still trades at a stretched nine times trailing revenue—well above its historical average of three times.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At Versace, Dario Vitale wowed attendees with a collection that was just as sexy and sizzling as any other Versace collection—not with over-the-top glamour, but with an over-the-top sense of cool.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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TikTok users were quick to share their love for Burrow’s over-the-top emotions.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Still, Trump’s allies say warnings of stagflation — when high inflation collides with high unemployment — are overblown.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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However, the need may be overblown, the researchers add.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Overdone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdone. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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