as in to overuse
to use so much as to make less appealing
seeking to capitalize on its only breakout hit, the network fatally overexposed the game show by scheduling it every night of the week
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Recent Examples of overexpose
David and Victoria are early pioneers in the modern practice of overexposing one’s offspring.
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Anna Russell, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
If there's too much ambient light, night mode might let in too much and overexpose your photos.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2026
Only a few years after her 21st birthday extravaganza, Paris Hilton had been overexposed.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 29 Dec. 2025
Film, even if it’s overexposed, underexposed, or correctly exposed, has a unique quality to it.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025
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Anna Russell, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
If there's too much ambient light, night mode might let in too much and overexpose your photos.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2026
Only a few years after her 21st birthday extravaganza, Paris Hilton had been overexposed.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 29 Dec. 2025
Film, even if it’s overexposed, underexposed, or correctly exposed, has a unique quality to it.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexpose
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Dallas’ blue line has more depth in terms of numbers, but its top three producers have been overused.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Where younger adults tend to become isolated after overusing smartphones, older adults tend to turn to phones after cognitive declines or being isolated from family and friends.—
Emily Kwong,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2026
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His versions were full-blooded, with lush strings and reasonably large orchestras — and, purists alleged — vulgarizing distortions.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
28 Oct. 2019
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Ever since his rise to power, Trump has served as a vulgarizing agent.—
Leon Neyfakh,
Slate Magazine,
2 June 2017
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Barnes credits the civil rights era and especially mothers with helping de-popularize blackface in the 1970s, first in schools and then in the larger culture.—
Terry Gross,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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Through its efforts to champion new stars like Junior and Cano, Rancho Humilde helped to popularize the style; Junior and Cano’s 2019 collaborative album with Don Sanchez — simply titled Corridos Tumbados — was a key moment in the subgenre’s emergence.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
5 Mar. 2026
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Embroidery and quilting hobbies once stereotyped as old-fashioned are booming, especially among younger generations.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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Kelly Enders-Tharp, a three-time surrogate and education and experience specialist at Growing Generations, explains that surrogates are often stereotyped, or that their backgrounds are misrepresented.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2026
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Fortunately, there’s little danger of overdoing it on vitamin D from food alone.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
13 Mar. 2026
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There aren't many downsides to eating fruit, although, as with anything, try not to overdo it.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
9 Mar. 2026
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As all of these bankruptcy cases illustrate, litigation is one of the most common drivers for association bankruptcies, and much like foreclosures, it should only be considered when all other reasonable options have been exhausted.—
Awilda Esteras,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Barely a minute or two ticked away at Galen Center last month,but USC freshman Alijah Arenas already was exhausted.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The pressure campaign around the payments to Antonova was part of an extensive and complex effort by Epstein to bore his way into Gates’ inner circle and to benefit from the Microsoft cofounder’s contacts and influence.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Maybe that’s because the interiors have a certain plainness — one that’s accurate to Georgian classicism but boring to Hollywood hotshots.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Overexpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexpose. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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