overutilizes

Definition of overutilizesnext
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
  • As the Chinese men shoot the breeze and play cards, a mob of armed white miners gathers over the hill and encroaches on the unsuspecting outsiders.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Cloud Dancer, a white that is both warm and cool, reflects an overwhelmed feeling among consumers as the world feels louder and technology, in particular AI, encroaches further into our lives.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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
  • Acute myeloid leukemia begins in the bone marrow and typically invades the bloodstream thereafter, according to the American Cancer Society.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Single-digit cold invades North Around the same time as the heat starts blasting Phoenix, the polar vortex — a system that usually keeps frigid air penned up near the North Pole — is forecast to send its chill deep into the Midwest and East, even bordering some of the Southeast, Maue said.
    Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For the first time in four years, the national average for a gallon of regular gas exceeds $4 a gallon, AAA reports.
    Emily McLeod, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The amount of geothermal energy within Earth far exceeds global energy requirements, but harnessing this energy to produce electricity can be difficult.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The brooding aesthetic that usually entrenches a McQueen show was given a bit of levity in Seán McGirr’s fall collection.
    Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Markets, policymakers and regional leaders are now watching closely to see how far the conflict spreads, and whether the power shift in Tehran alters Iran’s political trajectory or further entrenches its security-first stance.
    Garrett Downs,Greg Iacurci,Azhar Sukri,Spriha Srivastava,Emma Graham,Lee Ying Shan,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For families with Scandinavian heritage, the possibility of finally accounting for the 19 missing crew members — of giving them back their identities after more than two centuries — carries an emotional resonance that transcends academic archaeology.
    Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
  • This message transcends the political, religious, and social borders that separate us.
    Steve Donofrio, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Senate Bill 516 would set the rate at 5 cents if the bottle redemption rate — the number of containers returned divided by the number sold — of the state, or any distributor, surpasses 100% in 2026.
    Angela Eichhorst, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
  • This functionality far surpasses the limits of Bluetooth multipoint.
    Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Overutilizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overutilizes. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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