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Recent Examples of overdose
Robertson felt guilty when Scorsese almost died from an overdose.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
Drug-overdose numbers exploded.
—David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
McIver, Baretto and Epperson allegedly supplied the drugs that led to De Niro Rodriguez's overdose.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Five people were arrested Thursday on charges stemming from the 2023 overdose deaths of Robert De Niro's grandson and Chris Stein's daughter, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
Drug-overdose numbers exploded.
—David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
McIver, Baretto and Epperson allegedly supplied the drugs that led to De Niro Rodriguez's overdose.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Five people were arrested Thursday on charges stemming from the 2023 overdose deaths of Robert De Niro's grandson and Chris Stein's daughter, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdose
Noun
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John Kmiec, director of Tucson Water, said Tucson’s aggressive conservation programs have made that kind of surplus possible.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Royals currently have a surplus of starters returning next season.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The process could, in fact, help rectify that excess of grapes, causing supply to eventually even out with demand.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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Unless the category could be brought under control, the excess threatened to self-propagate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Proving that there’s nothing MAGA love like overkill, there’s also whole lot of George Washington (including a historically daft 2010 Dodge Challenger ad) in the almost hangover inducing 40-second spot.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
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Giving a sniper rifle explosive rounds that also cause electrical shocks seems like overkill, but shooting that gun never gets old.—
Jason Fanelli,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the government also conducted emergency evacuations during the weekend after local authorities failed to plan ahead for flooding caused by the overflow of the Cauto del Paso dam, in the province of Granma, and the Cauto River, along Granma and Las Tunas.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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That doesn’t include those held back for opponents’ fans, student overflow and other promotions that could be released for sale.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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From a surfeit of forwards, the Mavs are glaringly lacking in guards.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Maybe the nuns could be transformed into spa therapists at a wellness retreat and the toxin explained away as a surfeit of matcha.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Industry leaders warn the change could lead to layoffs and further strain dispensaries already struggling with low prices and oversupply.—
Elissa Robinson,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The sell off comes as oil prices hit a 4-month low due to concerns about oversupply in the market.—
Adrian van Hauwermeiren,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What would the amplitude of those gravitational wave fluctuations be?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
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As a person sleeps, this synchrony grows, producing brain waves that are lower in frequency and higher in amplitude.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Overdose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdose. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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