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Recent Examples of overutilize
The urge to intervene in places of peripheral concern to U.S. interests, to overreact to threats, to overutilize military force in dealing with terrorists and others—these outlasted Obama.
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Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2021
Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overutilize
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The risks of overusing BNPL are obvious − miss payments, and your credit score could tank − but there's an upside: Buyers who pay on time stand to boost their scores.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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Sure, hygge has been overused a bit in the last few years (candles, fuzzy socks, etc.), but the real idea behind it is simple: comfort and connection.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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But as with anything, there is such a thing as overdoing it on sleep tech.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Fortune,
20 July 2025
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The crab is known for loving deeply and intensely—which is wonderful for children, but just be careful not to overdo it.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
15 July 2025
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Near misses and accidents have received particular scrutiny this year, as increasingly short-staffed and overworked ATC workers try to monitor thousands of flights each day.—
Adrienne Bernhard,
Scientific American,
10 July 2025
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People with kidney disease may need to watch their intake of potassium, sodium, phosphorus, and fluids to prevent overworking their kidneys.—
Julie Scott,
Verywell Health,
3 July 2025
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Faculty at Indiana's universities worry that the shuttering of degree programs due to a new state law infringes on academic freedom and will erode higher education outcomes in the state.—
Brittany Carloni,
IndyStar,
11 July 2025
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Apple, Microsoft, and other competitors had targeted Google and its phone making partners with claims that the operating system infringed on their intellectual property.—
Verne Kopytoff,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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In fact, city officials argue that homeowners who have built fences or garden beds close to the trail in the last three decades have encroached on the city's easement.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
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But after the acquisition, the company decided that damage to the property from a previous fire and vandals, along with issues around the building encroaching on property lines with the city, made reopening unviable.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Police responded to the home shortly before 5 p.m. when Fahey called 911 and reported that the two men trespassed on his property.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
18 July 2025
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Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell filed court documents accusing a Florida sheriff's office of failing to remove beachgoers who trespass on his oceanfront property and is asking a judge to intervene.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
17 July 2025
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The men’s national team has been invaded by foreigners.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
14 July 2025
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Russia has suffered about a million casualties in its attempt to invade.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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“Overutilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overutilize. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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