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
For example, one engineering company used AI agents to analyze workload distribution and identify areas where resources were being overused.
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Alex Circei, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Anyone who overuses or overextends one of these muscles can end up with pain in the back of their knee.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 11 May 2025
Similar to coffee grounds, tea can be overused as a fertilizer.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2025
But the real question isn’t whether BNPL is being overused.
—Nandan Sheth, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Alex Circei, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Anyone who overuses or overextends one of these muscles can end up with pain in the back of their knee.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 11 May 2025
Similar to coffee grounds, tea can be overused as a fertilizer.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2025
But the real question isn’t whether BNPL is being overused.
—Nandan Sheth, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overuse
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Her writing resonated with me as the father of a respectful, intelligent kid who may be stereotyped while wearing a black hoodie.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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All the focus on weight neglects the very real risk for developing an eating disorder during this phase of life, in part because eating disorders are still so often inaccurately stereotyped as only a teenage affliction.—
Time,
Time,
26 June 2025
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The Athletic is already guilty of cynically overexposing Arsenal's Max Dowman and Liverpool's Rio Ngumoha.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Applying a minor exposure adjustment will naturally boost the contrast between darker and lighter tones of your image, and a good result will be one where the solar disk does not appear under- or overexposed.—
Josh Dury,
Space.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Only recently have some of the traditional aspects of bridal wear first popularized by Victoria been updated for modern times.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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Nudging, a subtle behavioral technique popularized by economist Richard Thaler, effectively guides employee behavior without coercion.—
Mike Hyzy,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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His versions were full-blooded, with lush strings and reasonably large orchestras — and, purists alleged — vulgarizing distortions.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
28 Oct. 2019
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Ever since his rise to power, Trump has served as a vulgarizing agent.—
Leon Neyfakh,
Slate Magazine,
2 June 2017
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Unlike many other raptors that rely on sudden ambush attacks, the gyrfalcon excels at long chases across tundra and icy terrain, often locking onto prey and keeping pursuit until the target is exhausted.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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As the orange jersey-holder Tanner Conner got to control the playlist during Tuesday’s practice, the Miami Dolphins tight end seemingly overdoes his teammates with four Eminem songs.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2025
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Take care not to overdo this, especially with plants that need excellent drainage, like succulents, Mediterranean woody herbs, or orchids.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2025
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Signs of infestation include a decline in leaf growth, boring dust in the cracks of tree bark and oozing sap, according to University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.—
Cameron Macdonald,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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Burnett seems bored by the conventions of the revenge gangster plot, which took over Black film and music, in the nineties.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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“Overuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overuse. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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