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Recent Examples of overemotional
Yes, that was Mother in a nutshell, or a caul: an overemotional territory with no boundaries whatsoever.
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Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
West threatened a lawsuit over his portrayal as an overemotional, insecure, and miserable executive still haunted by his six losses to the Celtics in the Finals.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022
Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
West threatened a lawsuit over his portrayal as an overemotional, insecure, and miserable executive still haunted by his six losses to the Celtics in the Finals.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overemotional
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Each of those reached a new deal without a blackout albeit some did so with some frenzied moments as deadlines loomed.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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The 2000s Sacramento Kings star guard looks fit enough to curl off a screen and coolly drop in an 18-footer jumper in front of a frenzied home playoff crowd, but Bibby does his basketball work now with a whistle.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Instead of the orgiastic madhouse that fans of Monster and American Horror Story have grown accustomed to, Devil in Disguise is a somber affair, as aesthetically chilly as a December in Des Plaines, Illinois.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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With his skin ripped, sucked, and absorbed in countless different directions by the cannibalistic and orgiastic elite, Bill’s friend and eventual shunting victim David Blanchard (Tim Bartell) embodies a literal argument against gerrymandering.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 July 2025
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High-profile figures, from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, have suggested in recent months that investors have become overexcited about AI, as companies bet big on the technology with multibillion-dollar investments.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
13 Oct. 2025
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Some dogs became overexcited before play even began, forcing owners to physically restrain them from snatching the toys, Mazzini said.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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The result is an exalted transfiguration of uninhibited gossip, breezy but earnest, carefree and provocative.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
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Some designs, too, have been rooted in fantasy, as designers propose their wildest and most uninhibited visions on the catwalk.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Officers there developed techniques like arm immersion — lowering soldiers’ arms into cold water during training breaks to reduce body temperature — and ice sheeting, where frozen bed sheets are wrapped around overheated troops to bring down body heat quickly.—
Ames Alexander,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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Thermal runaway, or self-heating, can occur without warning in lithium batteries as a result of various factors, including if the battery is damaged, overheated, exposed to water, overcharged or improperly packed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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There are elements of quite graphic violence, then there’s also quite melodramatic moments, and then there’s also quite funny moments, and then there’s obviously the games themselves.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
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There were stabs at horny lounge jazz, a melodramatic Latin guitar ballad, even a folksy blues number.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
18 Oct. 2025
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The news is met with outrage by Krystal (Anissa Borrego), her ditzy but loyal star flyer, and with histrionic despair by her secretly devious assistant coach, named Tammy Istiny.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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The actor who played the lovably histrionic Cameron Tucker on the ABC sitcom playfully flipped out over his onscreen husband, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, posting a picture from a series mini-reunion on Monday.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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Obama’s enthusiastic showings for both candidates was a test of whether his sway over the Democratic Party still remains after his support for Harris failed to boost her to the White House a year ago and angered black male voters who felt unfairly accused of sexism.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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Thornton did not respond to our request for comment on this story, but IndieWire found proof of public interactions Bolea had with the actor, positioning them as enthusiastic supporters of each other’s work at a time when love for Art the Clown was spreading quickly.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Overemotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overemotional. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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