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as in enlarged
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as in excessive
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as in exaggerated
to describe or express in too strong terms
the fashion designer's claim that his new line of clothing would revolutionize the way we dress was perhaps overdoing it just a bit
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Recent Examples of overdone
Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
Sparkly without being overdone, this manicure feels luxurious, glamorous, and perfectly balanced.
—Kat Suico, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, JPMorgan said the stock’s post-earnings selloff was overdone.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
Land is a unique asset, at the center of booms and busts since Babylon, and will be here long after Meta or Microsoft or Google try to wriggle out of their data-center leases, should the AI buildout prove to be overdone.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Futures bets on the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 were both pointing strongly up this morning prior to the opening bell in New York, suggesting that some traders think yesterday’s bloodbath in the markets was overdone.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
The audio sounds brighter, without being overdone.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
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Audrey Scheck, the founder of Audrey Scheck Design, agrees that fake greenery, especially when low quality, is overdone.
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King Charles had been getting treatment after being diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer, which was detected in tests after a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace said in February 2024.—
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Common symptoms of an EHV respiratory disease can include fever, coughing, nasal discharge, enlarged lymph nodes, lethargy, anorexia, conjunctivitis and lower limb swelling, according to the AAEP.—
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Diane Nygaard, an Oceanside resident and representative of the nonprofit Preserve Calavera, said the developer’s request for 14 waivers of city development standards is excessive.—
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Shorter days and excessive time indoors?—
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In some cases, China has exaggerated its actual contributions, sowing mistrust about its agenda.—
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On top of that, the lineup projects to be too left-handed at the moment, which would be further exaggerated by adding Bellinger back into the fold.—
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For the Fed, which was raising interest rates in 2023 and 2024, this meant that policy decisions may have been based on an overstated view of economic strength.—
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Getty Images The committee's move followed a June Federal Railroad Administration compliance review that concluded the California High-Speed Rail Authority lacked a viable path to complete the project on time or on budget and flagged overstated ridership projections and other management failures.—
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The year 2025 was more tumultuous than any silly football game and its accompanying overwrought metaphors.—
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Her desserts are plated like modern art, with thoughtful, generous, but never overwrought flourishes.—
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The stretched body improves aerodynamics while giving the car a sleek, understated appearance.—
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America’s health care system is straining under the twin pressures of an aging population and a stretched pool of health care providers.—
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Here are five of the most iconic and over-the-top.—
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Set against the gorgeous backdrop of the Italian mountains, Bloom wed software engineer David Pownall in August in an over-the-top ceremony that quickly gained viral status across social media.—
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There will definitely be some places where valuations are overblown, and time will tell where those spaces are.—
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Second chances have been overblown.—
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“Overdone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdone. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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