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as in precious
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as in exaggerated
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Recent Examples of overrefined
Jenkins’s overrefined sense of black history — a pageant of fabulous nightmares — is the real extravagance in The Underground Railroad.
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Armond White, National Review, 12 May 2021
Armond White, National Review, 12 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrefined
Adjective
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And, using a tablet will save your phone’s precious battery life for landing.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Three interior pockets keep everything organized, while the tote’s zip closure ensures your precious cargo stays secure.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Don’t be fooled by their budget-friendly cost, either, because the pants deliver an expensive air thanks to their high-fashion pleats and exaggerated silhouette.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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These presets aim to reduce unfocused or exaggerated AI aesthetics.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Ariana Grande made a cute face while taking a pic with Steven Spielberg.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Jump on the trend early with this cute, hands-free Michael Kors crossbody bag.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Garden centers aren't giving a refund for a dying or dead plant but rather a discount on a new purchase.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
17 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, shares of fellow theatrical stocks AMC, Cinemark and Marcus Theatres cratered in 2025.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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The city’s storefront followers all saw the show as intense, non-linear, fanciful, Chicago-style experimentation with the de rigeur amount of nudity and a darkly comic soul, but no hope whatsoever of expanding its reach beyond the Midwest theatrical shoebox of its birth.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Michael Rubin, the founder and chief executive officer of Fanatics, describes himself as a scrappy entrepreneur, someone who doesn’t read and a degenerate gambler.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
12 Jan. 2026
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In two minutes of ranting and raving about his degenerate son’s twenty-six-thousand-dollar dinner bill, Reiner gave an indelible comedic performance destined to be quoted for years to come.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike conventional lithium-ion batteries that falter under heat, thermal batteries use molten salts as electrolytes, which become ionically conductive only when heated.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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They are hidden from conventional daylight.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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While pruning, remove any winter damage, along with dead and declining growths, to allow new shoots to reform the plant.—
Tom MacCubbin,
orlandosentinel.com,
6 Mar. 2021
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In order to reopen, counties must demonstrate declining prevalence of COVID-19, testing ability of 30 tests per 10,000 residents per week, contact tracing and isolation facilities.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
15 May 2020
Cite this Entry
“Overrefined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrefined. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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