overplays

present tense third-person singular of overplay

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Verb
  • Whether or not The Bitch of Buchenwald did what is reenacted on the show isn’t relevant, because her activities are placed in the context of a comic book that exaggerates history to make a point — just like Monster does.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Some critics have said that Costa exaggerates Malafaia’s influence.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, the laws can’t go into effect until the federal government enacts similar legislation, and both the 2025 versions of the bill fizzled out in a congressional committee.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Commissioners’ closest vote involved the portion of the budget legislation that enacts a less than 1% increase in household trash fees.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Overplays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overplays. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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