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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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The Pitt emerged as one of 2025's surprise hits, sending heart rates soaring with its frenzied, real-time portrait of a particularly gruesome day in a Pittsburgh trauma medical center.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Dec. 2025
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The approximately 106 days Redfin reported for November 2025 represents a meaningful increase from the frenzied pace of recent years.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
22 Dec. 2025
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The Valley overlaps geographically with the hippie homeland of San Francisco, Berkeley, and their environs, and there’s long been cross-pollination, if not orgiastic copulation, between the two spheres.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Nov. 2025
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Inspired by his studies of witchcraft and medieval witch hunts, Danish director Benjamin Christensen made this unclassifiable film that moves freely between straightforward accounts of witchcraft and alternately eerie and hilarious depictions of orgiastic Satan worship and other sinister deeds.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 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.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
14 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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Charlamagne’s Breakfast Club, known for its host’s uninhibited trademark interview style and access to top stars, is now in its 15th year.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 Dec. 2025
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Two blond mean girls are bullying Cannon in the cafeteria, and Trish, who’s as loud and uninhibited as Cannon is pent up, intervenes in the most embarrassing way possible.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
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But investors are increasingly wary of a crash — whether from a dark corner of private credit, the overheated AI bubble, or some other unanticipated source.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Dec. 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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Microdrama episodes tend to run for between 60 and 90 seconds, and follow melodramatic themes in genres such as romance, sci-fi and thriller.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2025
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That matrix, however, is one of melodramatic grisliness and horror in the style of the French Théâtre du Grand-Guignol.—
Michael Dirda,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Dec. 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 case went to trial for a second time in 1991, during which experts declared Betty had histrionic and narcissistic personality disorders, according to the L.A. Times.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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View gallery - 9 images Designed as a permanent home for a couple of enthusiastic travelers, the Bespoke Base doesn't compromise on comfort.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Jan. 2026
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McNally’s enthusiastic endorsement of Altadena and its agrarian and esthetic charms led wealthy families from the Midwest and East to [build] their winter homes in Altadena.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Overemotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overemotional. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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