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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overutilize
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Meanwhile, existing antibiotics have been overused, and resistance has mounted to critical levels.
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The fastest ways to lose that hotel feel include overusing plug-ins, which read as synthetic, and mixing too many competing fragrances at once.
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Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it.
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Happy Body Spritz bottles up that same nostalgia with its bright blend of ruby red grapefruit, mandarin, bergamot, soft florals, and woods, but in a lighter mist that’s nearly impossible to overdo.
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Gripping something too hard can overwork your forearm muscles as well.
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Continue tossing with the fork until the dough is just evenly damp and shaggy, being careful not to overwork the dough too much.
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Mitchell viewed that as the council attempting to silence him and infringe upon his right to freedom of speech.
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And a supermarket should not be allowed to infringe on a football ground.
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The latest installment shifts focus from the dynamic between Woody and Buzz to Jessie, telling a story about the encroaching role of technology in children’s development.
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People around Putin cannot afford to step outside their sphere of responsibility or encroach on someone else’s interests (with some exceptions in the military and security services).
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Instead of Cady as rapist, Cape Fear seems to be going for a general theme of Cady as violator, someone who is trespassing not singularly on a female body but on the Bowdens’ trustworthiness.
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The government has no place to trespass on a founding principle of this nation.
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Hundreds were killed, and Israel invaded parts of Lebanon.
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Since Russia first invaded the country, drones have become a key part of Ukraine’s strategy, aiming at undermining the Russian army’s logistics operations.
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“Overutilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overutilize. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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