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
We are not overexposed in China.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
The result is great coverage in both dark and bright areas, without losing details or overexposing.
—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
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
The result is great coverage in both dark and bright areas, without losing details or overexposing.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexpose
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Shea butter and cocoa butter are thick and great ingredients that generally can’t be overused.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, both can cause side effects if overused.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
20 Oct. 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 same time, his friend John Martin of Smirnoff vodka was desperate to popularize vodka in America.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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The influential music star, born Michael D’Angelo Archer, is credited with helping popularize neo-soul — a genre of modern R&B and soul flavored with hip-hop, funk, rock and other influences.—
Melinda Yao,
NBC news,
18 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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Kittle, rather than overdo it his first game back, could platoon with Jake Tonges.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
19 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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The group exhausts and irritates opposing pitchers.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, the players named in the probe have already exhausted their eligibility.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Denji is bored out of his mind by most of them, but the last film is good enough to move him to tears.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
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Many dating app users report matching with people who were engaging while texting but boring in person, yet no studies exist that show whether chatfishers get more dates.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Overexpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexpose. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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