overutilizes

present tense third-person singular of overutilize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overutilizes
Verb
  • Alexander’s staging occasionally overdoes the comic exuberance.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • But Maura never overdoes the feisty granny bit.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This revival finds new power in the intimate story of a family learning to love again set against one of the most consequential moments of the twentieth century, as the Nazi regime rises to power and authoritarianism encroaches on daily life.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 June 2026
  • Paglen’s ideas, collected between two covers, carve a clean, linear path through our messy neural era, engaging in the kind of big-picture sense-making that books remain well suited to do, even as AI encroaches on this terrain.
    Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • That’s important, since many people make the mistake—both in the gym and daily life—of shrugging their shoulders up to their ears, which overuses the upper traps and elevates the scapula.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Smoke invades their businesses, even their sleep Inside MV Automotive at East Olympic Boulevard and Alma Avenue, Manny Villasenor, whose father owns the mechanic shop, said the smoke had forced him to close earlier.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • The monstrous entity that invades their little circle tests that comforting intimacy.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • If the total exceeds $5,000, replacement is usually the better choice.
    Sharon Wu, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • The combined market value of just five companies—Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon—exceeds $20 trillion, more than the combined GDP of Europe’s five largest economies.
    Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Unlimited special-interest and private money in elections entrenches commitments to existing tax breaks and spending programs.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
  • The 27-year-old’s withdrawal further entrenches Jonas Vingegaard’s status as the overwhelming favourite — bidding to become the only active rider to have won all three Grand Tours — having only taken victory at the Vuelta by one minute and 16 seconds over the Portuguese rider.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Institutional distrust transcends the usual capitalist versus collectivist disagreement about tax rates or regulations.
    Will Johnson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • But now, throughout the season, she is allowed to explore her softness, she’s allowed to, with Bea and with herself and with Ivanna, explore her real desires and vulnerability and softness in an honest way that transcends gender and what a woman is supposed to be.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • That exceeds the payload capacity of both the B-2 and B-21 and even surpasses the venerable B-52 in several mission configurations.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
  • The total for the former first four on the list, Visa, Airbnb (2020), Cerebras Systems (2026), and Snowflake (2020) barely surpasses the rocket and AI giant’s mark.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 June 2026
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“Overutilizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overutilizes. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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