as in overused
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 overexposed
Only a few years after her 21st birthday extravaganza, Paris Hilton had been overexposed.
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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
In the end, the Guardians’ leverage arms were overexposed, and their bats ran out of magic.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Without shelter or sufficient support, this group is consistently overexposed to summer temperatures.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
He’s not being overexposed, which should keep him relatively productive and healthy.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025
We are not overexposed in China.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
If most of your liabilities reprice simultaneously, you’re overexposed.
—Meelan Gupta, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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
In the end, the Guardians’ leverage arms were overexposed, and their bats ran out of magic.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Without shelter or sufficient support, this group is consistently overexposed to summer temperatures.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
He’s not being overexposed, which should keep him relatively productive and healthy.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025
We are not overexposed in China.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
If most of your liabilities reprice simultaneously, you’re overexposed.
—Meelan Gupta, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexposed
Verb
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Their answers, unsurprisingly, skew toward once-trending hues that now feel tired and overused.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
5 Jan. 2026
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Boucle upholstery is overused—its once-luxe look now feels more gimmicky than chic.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
31 Dec. 2025
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Wilson’s departure leaves Mizzou without both of its starting edge rushers from last season, as Zion Young exhausted his eligibility.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2026
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Back and forth, back and forth, until both are exhausted.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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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Mormons have also sometimes been falsely stereotyped as being polygamists because some of their early founders and members were, but the group banned polygamy in 1890.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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These days, the aviary houses parakeets that are mostly rejects from friends whose kids got bored with them.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Skiing and Snowboarding Winter Park Resort is a true family-friendly resort with a great ski school and learning area, but advanced skiers won’t be bored.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Overexposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexposed. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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