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overplayed

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verb

past tense of overplay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overplayed
Verb
  • Immigrants’ impact on the nation’s health care system can be overstated in heated political rhetoric.
    Paula Andalo / KFF Health News and, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The Thomas Elias column that posted online March 4 and ran March 7 in the Bay Area News Group’s print weeklies incorrectly overstated what could be built under two different California housing laws.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • After Seminole enacted its restrictions, wildlife officials noticed bears began wandering west into Orange County.
    Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
  • But that ordinance did not have the financial penalties that Seminole enacted.
    Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Skinny brows, an exaggerated cat-eye, and a rich red lip added to the maximalist Parisian glamour.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 July 2025
  • Onana, for example, tends to make more exaggerated adjustments before shots — a style that has its benefits but can occasionally lead to mistimed reactions or suboptimal set positions.
    Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Suvir Varma, advisory partner at Bain & Company, also believes fears of a contagion are overblown.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 July 2025
  • Environmentalists and community groups say attacks on CEQA are overblown, maintaining the law is essential to preserving natural habitats and protecting public health.
    Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • Contrast feminine elements, like a lacy slip dress and embroidered ballerinas, with an oversized boyish button-up for a well-balanced look.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 27 June 2025
  • Brown, meanwhile, turned heads in an Annie's Ibiza metallic embroidered gown featuring a corset bodice and dramatic mermaid train.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Business leaders relying on inaccurate and inflated carbon calculations may over purchase carbon offsets and be unsure where net zero actually is, and even less sure about how to get there.
    Sophia Mendelsohn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Against this backdrop of inflated expectations and deflating results, a more nuanced understanding has emerged from those like LeCun, who've spent decades wrestling with the actual mechanics of intelligent systems.
    Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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“Overplayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overplayed. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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