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
Today’s fashion can sometimes feel overexposed: Fewer looks are being produced, and those that arrive simultaneously online, in editorials and advertising, and on the red carpet tend to garner more attention than anything else.
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Amanda Harlech, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
Her credibility as a media creator is under intense scrutiny with every project to date being labeled superficial and/or overexposed.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This was coupled with his noticing that many plate images were blurry, and therefore were overexposed.
—Big Think, 13 Mar. 2025
But if it is allowed to fade into irrelevance, or overexposed to the point of consumer indifference, the steep costs may not be worth it.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
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Amanda Harlech, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
Her credibility as a media creator is under intense scrutiny with every project to date being labeled superficial and/or overexposed.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This was coupled with his noticing that many plate images were blurry, and therefore were overexposed.
—Big Think, 13 Mar. 2025
But if it is allowed to fade into irrelevance, or overexposed to the point of consumer indifference, the steep costs may not be worth it.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexpose
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Let your child know that overusing harsh ingredients or layering multiple products can damage their skin—yes, even if it's being promoted by social media influencers.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
10 June 2025
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These storms are why Coloradans overuse the cliche Don’t like the weather?—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
6 June 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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At The Times, Peterson helped to popularize ballet flats, strapless swimwear and Courrèges, among other designers.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
17 June 2025
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It’s being popularized by factions who argue that Christianity is being used by opportunists for political gain.—
Lisa Fletcher,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 2025
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People often stereotype crypto investors as reckless, young, or greedy.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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In the aftermath, Islamophobia and xenophobia surged, with people from Iran and other countries in the region often stereotyped and wrongly associated with terrorism despite no evidence of wrongdoing or malicious activity.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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The always good Farahani has a lot of screaming and shouting to do, pulling it off convincingly but then overdoing it in too many scenes of the same thing.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
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One of the best ways to accomplish this (without overdoing it) is to think about driving your knees forward and up.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the new workplace, don’t exhaust yourself to win over everyone.—
Naira Velumyan,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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If Southern California Edison equipment is found to have sparked the blaze on Jan. 7, as dozens of lawsuits allege, the damage claims could quickly exhaust the state’s $21-billion wildfire fund.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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Signs of infestation include a decline in leaf growth, boring dust in the cracks of tree bark and oozing sap, according to University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.—
Cameron Macdonald,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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Burnett seems bored by the conventions of the revenge gangster plot, which took over Black film and music, in the nineties.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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“Overexpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexpose. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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