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Recent Examples of overdose
Des Moines police officers and firefighters have administered more than 1,000 doses of Narcan since 2023, reversing the effects of opioid overdose and saving lives.
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Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Overdoses Fighting the nation’s overdose epidemic has long been a priority for both Republicans and Democrats.
—Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
An overdose of vitamin C can cause kidney stones and other infections.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The team also follows up after an overdose to provide education, naloxone and fentanyl test strips without police.
—Ari Fife, The Frontier, 17 Feb. 2026
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Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Overdoses Fighting the nation’s overdose epidemic has long been a priority for both Republicans and Democrats.
—Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
An overdose of vitamin C can cause kidney stones and other infections.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The team also follows up after an overdose to provide education, naloxone and fentanyl test strips without police.
—Ari Fife, The Frontier, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdose
Noun
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For one, the education proposal would, in effect, erase the state’s TABOR surplus, or the money collected over the revenue cap.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
17 Feb. 2026
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The bags come in a variety of colors and textures, and were sourced from surplus and sample leathers in Mulberry’s archives.—
Mary Wenthur,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The goal is not to eliminate necessities, but to remove the excess that clutters both your space and your mind.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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Start with a dry face, massage it in to loosen things up, then apply water to emulsify, and reach for a washcloth to get rid of any excess.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Airy Shell is super lightweight, incredibly roomy, and never felt like overkill.—
Anna Callaghan,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026
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Missiles cost tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars, are limited in quantity and can be overkill for a quadcopter drone that costs less than a laptop.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Forum stays in rotation to support event overflow.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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More than 100 community members crowded the district’s meeting room, while at least 100 others were seated in overflow rooms and an additional 50 individuals stood outside the building doors, which district staff locked because the space was at maximum capacity.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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As the Seahawks hoisted the trophy on the field, amid the gigantism and confetti cannons and surfeit on display, a sense of perspective seemed to have been restored.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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The galaxy sports not only a bright newborn jet but also a surrounding surfeit of older material blasted out by past AGN episodes.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2026
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Though the threat of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, is still high, the egg industry now has an oversupply, and wholesale egg prices in early January were at record lows, an egg farmer and others in the industry told USA TODAY.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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For customers, this oversupply means cheaper butter.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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Riders flow through rails and jumps, linking tricks that get judged on difficulty, execution, amplitude and style.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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But a medal will likely require her to nail an extra level of difficulty against competitors whose runs often contain more amplitude and rotations.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Overdose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdose. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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