overmuch 1 of 3

overmuch

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adverb

overmuch

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of overmuch
Adjective
The earlier graffiti hadn’t seemed to bother them overmuch, but this? Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024 That may not mean overmuch, though. John O'Sullivan, National Review, 27 Aug. 2020 Austin Wintory’s original score is effective, but takes care not to intrude overmuch on the conceit of in-ya-face realism. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 5 Nov. 2021 Or any of the dozens of other education buzzwords that people embrace, often without overmuch attention to the fine print. Frederick Hess, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021 Meyer says consumers shouldn’t worry overmuch about ham prices for the holidays. Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2019 Meyer says consumers shouldn't worry overmuch about ham prices for the holidays. Laura Reiley, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2019 To bristle overmuch smacks of either hypocrisy or an implicit grant of status to liberals as cultural betters who ought to defer more to a marginalized right. Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 3 May 2017 Its Covent Garden office was a magnet for ambitious young talent, which Mr. Jones assessed without overmuch regard for age, station or experience. Matthew Schneier, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2017
Adverb
Politicians are known to get into the weeds of their findings to try to make political points by attacking the other side, and to focus overmuch on the wonky inner workings of U.S. bureaucracy than on bigger themes. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 June 2022 But sometimes the people have exalted their dictators and have not cared overmuch about the rule of law. Philip Zelikow, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overmuch
Adjective
  • Shifting From Reactive To Proactive Security: Organizations often spend excessive time reacting to rather than preventing threats.
    Bojan Šimić, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Watch for excessive panting, lagging behind, or stumbling.
    Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 1 July 2025
Adverb
  • Some see the current system as one that may give an overly positive picture of how well students are performing, especially given that the state’s performance on a national test, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, has shown post-pandemic declines in reading and math.
    Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
  • In many hospitals and care homes, clinicians are inundated with false alarms, from pets triggering bed sensors to overly sensitive motion systems.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Her book, like her performances, lives in the productive tension between discipline and excess.
    Matthew Clark Davison, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
  • Once considered a watchdog for the excesses of union leadership, the Teamsters for a Democratic Union mostly now follows O’Brien.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • While the booster performed impressively under extreme conditions, an unexpected anomaly caught engineers' attention: around 15 seconds before shutdown, the nozzle appeared to detach and release debris, accompanied by a bright plume flare.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 11 July 2025
  • The new center, which Trump toured in July, has been criticized for inadequate conditions, including non-functioning toilets and extreme heat, according to the Miami Herald.
    Brendan Rascius July 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Adverb
  • That’s proven to be a fruitful investment for the Yankees, who have primarily rotated Bellinger in the three outfield spots but use him intermittently at first base, too.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
  • Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.
    Nena Farrell, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the too-young Thunder are too-young no longer, an NBA champion with a surplus of draft capital still to burn.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 June 2025
  • Speaking on Monday at Bloomberg’s Future of Finance in Ireland event in Dublin, Donohoe said that the government must use that surplus with an eye on the longer term.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Challenges need to be overcome, such as insufficient quality of input data, limited historical data, lack of highly skilled data scientists and analysts, regulatory compliance and steep adoption costs.
    Alexandr Khomich, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The Senate's steeper cuts to Medicaid are likely to irritate moderates while the higher price tag could alienate conservatives.
    Caitlin Yilek July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Although the test is too late to guide current crop fertilization, the post-harvest evaluation can estimate N sufficiency levels during the corn growing season and provide a valuable tool for fine-tuning future nitrogen management strategies.
    Dr. Haiying Tao, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
  • At the same time, in keeping with the principle of reasonable sufficiency, Moscow will likely delegate most ground warfare to its allies.
    Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2015

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“Overmuch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overmuch. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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