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Recent Examples of overdose
Shortly after administering Narcan to a DUI suspect experiencing a possible overdose, CHP Officer Miguel Cano started to feel unwell, swerved his patrol car into a tree and was killed.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
According to the defendant's arrest warrant, autopsy and toxicology findings show Eric Richins died from a fentanyl overdose.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Patients often take what is essentially an overdose, with up to 95 percent passing through the body unused and ending up in wastewater.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Minnelli's own addiction began after Garland's surprising death from an accidental overdose in 1969.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
According to the defendant's arrest warrant, autopsy and toxicology findings show Eric Richins died from a fentanyl overdose.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Patients often take what is essentially an overdose, with up to 95 percent passing through the body unused and ending up in wastewater.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Minnelli's own addiction began after Garland's surprising death from an accidental overdose in 1969.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdose
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District officials have tentatively selected Becker, Dawson, Ridgetop, Sunset Valley, and Widén elementary schools as surplus, along with a 28-acre portion of the property around Bedichek Middle School.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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The board also voted 4-3 to purchase locks for the courts, using roughly $18,000 in 2025 surplus funds.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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That could bear out to be true if February's losses in the major averages means enough of the AI excess has been flushed out of the stock market, meaning investors feel readier to embrace the trade.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, a touch of caramel follows for a bit of confectionery warmth that feels indulgent without tipping into excess.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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At first, the Thule Urban Glide 3 felt like overkill compared to smaller, more compact travel strollers.—
Erica Zazo,
Outside,
20 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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Limit memory items to specific containers to prevent overflow.—
Julianna Chen,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Over the years, Thomas, a former state representative and Atlanta City Council member, had grown used to seeing the neighborhood’s sewers overflow after a heavy rain.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
28 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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But for context, the year started with the lowest pricing levels since the pandemic because of a fundamental global oversupply and a relative lack of geopolitical disruptions.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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That proposal, which pre-dated the mid-January announcement that the Modesto cannery would close, follows a similar structure used for a tree-pull program in 2005, in which the government assisted to correct an oversupply of cling peaches.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
26 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 7 Mar. 2026.
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