Thesaurus results for OVERUSE

overuse

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈyüz

as in to stereotype

to use so much as to make less appealing she had overused that joke to the point where it was eliciting groans and not guffaws

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Recent Examples of overuse Turning Up the Heat Too High Too Fast High heat has its place, but it is often overused. —

Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026 Rights groups warn the measure, introduced in March 2025, is now being overused by authorities. —

ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026 Erie, for example, is one of the communities currently threatening to cut off water access to residents who are overusing water at this time. —

Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026 Dallas’ blue line has more depth in terms of numbers, but its top three producers have been overused. —

Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overuse

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In their scenes together, Ahmed plays straight man so Khan can go huge, all breezy confidence and street smarts combined as a defense against the countless stereotypes the bearded, accented, proudly Muslim Zulfi must face every day.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026
When younger generations don’t have interactions or relationships with older adults having vibrant lives, later chapters of life can be stereotyped as a time of pain, difficulty and loss, Emery-Tiburcio said.

— Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 23 May 2026