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as in precious
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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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That means no more lining up early for the flight in the hopes of snagging a precious aisle seat.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
23 July 2025
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At a time when the visibility and valuation of Black women and girls have become more urgent than ever, this space offers something precious: rest.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Israel says its forces have only fired warning shots and that the death toll is exaggerated.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Teenage emotions are unpredictable and often exaggerated, so the end of a boy band who had consumed so much of my mind for so long was devastating.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Because linen pants are comfortable and cute, the options are endless.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 July 2025
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Fortunately, Amazon is having a massive sale on cute linen clothes, and prices start at just $20.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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Focker In-Law is primed to make theatrical audiences squirm on Nov. 25, 2026.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 July 2025
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Long Live The Black Parade, MCR’s first stadium tour, was a theatrical affair.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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In a guest role that’s been extremely well hidden in the months leading up to the premiere, Bradley Cooper turns heel as Elijah Gemstone, a degenerate con man who sees right through Abel Grieves’s lucrative scam before plugging him in the forehead.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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In theory, the walls of carbon nanotubes house a sea of degenerate electrons that have a similar density to metals.—
The Physics arXiv Blog,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Dongfang, which enjoyed a 45% share in the conventional hydropower market, could rake in as much as 54 billion yuan from the new project, according to Lau.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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The Male Opportunity Here’s where conventional understanding of resale may miss the mark: men are driving resale adoption more aggressively than women.—
Kristen Classi-Zummo,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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
Adjective
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But offer me a wooden cat like this, and that's coming through my gates right away, no questions asked.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Her primary function every day was to decode messages in a two-story old wooden school now called the Bureau.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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“Overrefined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrefined. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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