overutilizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of overutilize
as in overdoes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overutilizes
  1. overdoes
  2. encroaches
  3. overuses
  4. invades
  5. exceeds
  6. entrenches
  7. transcends
  8. surpasses
Verb
  • 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.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026
  • Alexander’s staging occasionally overdoes the comic exuberance.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of overdoes
Verb
  • The case also determined that the neighbor has the right to trim any greenery that encroaches onto their property.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • As long as nothing encroaches on their territories, these mega-caps can continue to invent and profit with their core businesses generating consistent gains.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 June 2026
Definition of encroaches
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  • 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
Definition of overuses
Verb
  • The larvae come from the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly, which invades open wounds or the mucous membranes of body openings in any warm-blooded animal, including humans, and devours tissue, causing the wounds to become increasingly deep and painful.
    — Abraham Tellez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The morning after their fight, Russia invades Ukraine, and the two go on with their separation amid the backdrop of sudden social upheaval.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of invades
Verb
  • The International Monetary Fund expects the Iranian economy to contract by more than 5% this year, while inflation for food exceeds 100% and unemployment rises.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Chinese models now carry more than 60% of the platform’s traffic, which exceeds 20 trillion tokens a week.
    — Mark Minevich, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of exceeds
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  • Whether saving hemp beverages helps those operators or entrenches a cheaper parallel market beside the one they are stuck in is the question the campaign leaves open.
    — Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Unlimited special-interest and private money in elections entrenches commitments to existing tax breaks and spending programs.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Definition of entrenches
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  • Summary Business valuation transcends simple EBITDA multiples, primarily focusing on a company's future growth potential and its unique narrative.
    — Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The collaboration between Hinkel and the Bethels transcends normal industry partnerships.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of transcends
Verb
  • But first, welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Sophie Cunningham stuns in a backless halter top and then surpasses Caitlin Clark in social media followers.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Wells Fargo reported the pipeline of weight-loss medications now surpasses cancer drugs as the most valuable category of products on the horizon.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of surpasses
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