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
The result is great coverage in both dark and bright areas, without losing details or overexposing.
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Brad Bourque, Wired News, 11 Sep. 2025
If most of your liabilities reprice simultaneously, you’re overexposed.
—Meelan Gupta, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
One worker became overwhelmed by the H2S gas, while another employee was also overexposed while attempting a rescue, OSHA found in its investigation.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2025
At its peak on Sunday, more than $1 billion in crypto positions were liquidated during a 24-hour span — with over 95% coming from long bets, underscoring just how overexposed the market was heading into the weekend.
—Brian Evans,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 June 2025
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Brad Bourque, Wired News, 11 Sep. 2025
If most of your liabilities reprice simultaneously, you’re overexposed.
—Meelan Gupta, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
One worker became overwhelmed by the H2S gas, while another employee was also overexposed while attempting a rescue, OSHA found in its investigation.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2025
At its peak on Sunday, more than $1 billion in crypto positions were liquidated during a 24-hour span — with over 95% coming from long bets, underscoring just how overexposed the market was heading into the weekend.
—Brian Evans,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexpose
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Prominent figures including Green Bay Packers star linebacker Micah Parsons and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy criticized the Eagles for overusing the play on social media.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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When pelvic floor muscles are being overused, used improperly, or are weak, your running gait may be less efficient and powerful, Rogers says.—
Jordan Smith,
Outside,
11 Sep. 2025
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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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Barn jackets are still going strong this season, which is great news for the Waleses, who helped popularize Barbour's prototype throughout the mid-twentieth century.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
15 Oct. 2025
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Publications like Scientific American and accounts of the Perry Expedition to Japan helped popularize the concept.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Among many challenges, the next president of the church will navigate how to lead a global church from its American headquarters – a church that continues to be misunderstood and stereotyped, sometimes to the point of violence.—
Brittany Romanello,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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That absence increases the risk of caricature and stereotyping in AI image outputs of the Black community.—
Donnetta Monk,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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To substitute sour cream for buttermilk, simply thin the sour cream to a thick but pourable consistency using milk or water (don't overdo it).—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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After Mauricio missed all of 2024 and had a slow return-to-play schedule this year, there is a balance between getting enough action versus overdoing it.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Most were far from home, overworked and exhausted while receiving no pay in the midst of a prolonged government shutdown.—
Keith Wilson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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What looked like a shadow at first turned out to be the dog, skittish and exhausted from wandering.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps some corners of the internet are bored of the bubble talk.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Is the Premier League getting boring?—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Overexpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexpose. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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