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excessively

[ik-ses-iv-lee] / ɪkˈsɛs ɪv li /
ADVERB
extravagantly
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The document encourages the AI to explore the idea that it is humanlike and experiences feelings, and uses excessively humanizing language for Claude “to be a good person.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

“No other state in the union commemorates an American visual artist and a single work of art as excessively and uninhibitedly as Iowa,” the author remarks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

"Dario was ambitious, eager to succeed and be recognized for it, but not excessively or abnormally," says Marre, now a research director at France's INSERM.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

This process is a normal and important part of cell biology, but the researchers found signs that it becomes excessively active in Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

The second was that he was excessively alert to the self-interest and self-promotion of others.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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