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
Her credibility as a media creator is under intense scrutiny with every project to date being labeled superficial and/or overexposed.
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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
Some fans feel the Chiefs are overexposed, from all of the winning to Mahomes and Reid’s many commercials to Kelce’s high-profile relationship with Taylor Swift.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
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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
Some fans feel the Chiefs are overexposed, from all of the winning to Mahomes and Reid’s many commercials to Kelce’s high-profile relationship with Taylor Swift.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexpose
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Ending consent decrees part of Trump's larger DOJ revamp Among Trump's allies in the law enforcement ranks, there are cheers among those who argue consent decrees micromanage departments and were overused by the previous administration.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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For example, one engineering company used AI agents to analyze workload distribution and identify areas where resources were being overused.—
Alex Circei,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 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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Known for his roles in five feature-length martial arts films, Lee is credited with helping to popularize martial arts films in the 1970s and promoting Hong Kong action cinema.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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One hundred years later, ocean liners—a mode of transport that Tricia Cusack argues helped to popularize the reach of the British Empire for upper-class travelers—would be superseded by the convenience of commercial air travel.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
6 June 2025
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Lent during the Statesman’s preview cautioned against stereotyping people entering the country and said immigration remains an integral part of the U.S. economy.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Jan. 2025
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Troy schools board president Karl Schmidt loses reelection after his letters stereotyping Asians were uncovered.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Detroit Free Press,
8 Nov. 2024
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Strive to indulge once in a while without overdoing it.—
Leigh Morgan,
Quartz,
2 June 2025
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McDonough added extra springs and air bags to handle the camper weight and a winch up front, but otherwise has stayed away from overdoing the build.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside Online,
29 May 2025
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The visa expired in February 2023, but Soliman has not exhausted legal efforts to remain in the U.S., according to NBC.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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The object could be a white dwarf—an Earth-sized husk that remains after a star has exhausted its nuclear fuel.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Ava is bored out of her mind and desperate to get to work.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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With a drill bit almost as tall as himself, one of the volunteers bored a hole and dropped in a measuring tape with fold-out brass arms at its end.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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“Overexpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexpose. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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