as in stereotyping
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 overusing
Prominent figures including Green Bay Packers star linebacker Micah Parsons and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy criticized the Eagles for overusing the play on social media.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, resharing others’ posts or overusing carousels significantly underperforms.
—Justin Nassiri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
John Fisher/Getty Images Miller has predicted that Misiorowski will serve as the Brewers closer in the postseason, citing Milwaukee's concern for overusing him in the rotation.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, resharing others’ posts or overusing carousels significantly underperforms.
—Justin Nassiri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
John Fisher/Getty Images Miller has predicted that Misiorowski will serve as the Brewers closer in the postseason, citing Milwaukee's concern for overusing him in the rotation.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overusing
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That absence increases the risk of caricature and stereotyping in AI image outputs of the Black community.—
Donnetta Monk,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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Analysis is valuable to prevent biases like stereotyping and misjudging probabilities, while intuition is valuable for creativity and rapid adaptation to complex problems.—
Hulan Hagen,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Lock Focus And Adjust Exposure To stop your iPhone from overexposing the bright moon, tap and hold on the moon in your camera preview to lock focus.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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And Carys is certainly embracing shopping her mom's previous red carpet picks — even to the point of possibly overdoing it.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Unlike horror movies built on shadowy boogeymen bouncing out of the dark, The Witch's tone stays quiet, swarming around themes of bewitchery, black magic, and wickedness without overdoing it.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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After exhausting themselves in this 7-hour game, the two teams will have to do this all over again on Tuesday in Game 4.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
28 Oct. 2025
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In today’s housing market, even the lucky ones often face exhausting ordeals and need to stretch their budgets to land a home.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Great Again hat, a shirt emblazoned with the president’s name and a large American flag on his shoulder — well, that’s not boring.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Dishes like wild halibut with Jimmy Nardello peppers and spaghetti with squash and spinach feel nourishing and comforting, but never boring.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Overusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overusing. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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