Thesaurus results for OVERUSING

overusing

verb

present participle of overuse

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 Where younger adults tend to become isolated after overusing smartphones, older adults tend to turn to phones after cognitive declines or being isolated from family and friends. —

Emily Kwong, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026 The perception problem While filler words can help conversations flow, research suggests overusing them may signal uncertainty or a shaky command of the material (or language in general). —

Angela Haupt, Time, 20 Feb. 2026 Revenge and Williams say that precision, without overusing heat, is key. —

Essence Wiley, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026 Education experts and parent advocates who are concerned about schools overusing devices for instruction said the documents shed new light, in candid detail, on the business motivations behind one of the biggest technology companies marketing its products to teachers and school administrators. —

Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026 Results build gradually, so skipping days or overusing strong formulas can set you back. —

Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 17 Jan. 2026 Acting early and avoiding common mistakes like overusing salt or chipping with metal tools reduces damage and injury risk. —

Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026 According to the Cleveland Clinic, vocal cord lesions are growths that form on the vocal cords, typically as a result of a person overusing or misusing their voice. —

Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026 Simon insisted that, contrary to Ehrlich’s predictions, humanity would not self-destruct by overusing the planet’s resources. —

Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 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
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