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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
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  • 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
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  • Damage is often concentrated in the lower areas of the plant, as Verticillium invades hosts from their base, working upwards.
    — Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Cover the Soil Like other weeds, ragweed is opportunistic and quickly invades areas of bare soil.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of invades
Verb
  • Finally, when workload consistently exceeds team capacity, make a business case for hiring more resources.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • If the offense exceeds expectations, Etienne can justify his draft price on a less-than-ideal workload.
    — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of exceeds
Verb
  • 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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  • In bold contrast, Mies’ steel and glass structures express an open and transparent federal government that transcends function to create a neat and orderly series of civic spaces.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Milei casts the Malvinas sovereignty claim as a sacred national cause that transcends politics, seeking to rally Argentines amid economic strain, sinking approval ratings and lingering trauma from the 1982 war.
    — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of transcends
Verb
  • That surpasses the £244m exchanged between Chelsea and Manchester United, which had previously occupied top spot.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • That put a pause on higher tariffs, which are triggered when trade volume surpasses a certain quota, according to the World Trade Organization.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of surpasses
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