overdo
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“Toy Story 5” doesn’t overdo its lachrymose side; it’s at least half a breezy comedy, albeit one tinged with worry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Berg’s Guard might overdo it with the vociferousness with which he announces every entrance at the court, but overdoing it is Ionesco’s mode.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
But, Dr Munro cautions that you shouldn't overdo it.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
“One of the best things about music’s potential to decrease dementia risk is that it is fun, can be interactive and you can’t overdo it,” Jaffa said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
Then I stuff down every mouthful I can hold, which is a substantial amount, being careful to not overdo it on the richest stuff.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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“What we’re doing here is trying to take mechanisms that fight where your body overdoes it.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 6, 2021
It never overdoes the retro affectations, and the lengthy middle section that slowly builds to the appearance of a choir is particularly fantastic.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2020
The results are screamingly funny, even in a production that overdoes its spoofing of the play’s melodrama.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2019
She can be chilly, needy or brutally blunt, but neither Mr. Aster nor Ms. Collette overdoes her weirdness.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2018
My young lady overdoes it with her piety, Doctor.
From No Surrender by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner
“We underdid it in the great financial crisis, so we overdid it here,” said Patrick Harker, who was president of the Philadelphia Fed for a decade before stepping down last June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Here’s what to do if you overdid it.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
“But I overdid it … seven minutes, don’t do it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025
The 52-year-old believes she started to became ill in 2018 because she "overdid it and burnt the candle at both ends".
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023
By bedtime I realize that I way overdid it.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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But many sell-side analysts, or those working for brokerage firms, believe that weakness is overdone, as they see tremendous upside potential for many stocks in the industry.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
De Los editors Fidel Martinez and Suzy Exposito call out overdone Latin music trends and the best albums of 2026 on ‘The De Los Podcast.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
It followed a busy festive period with her husband Ross and four-year-old twins Max and Freddie, and when she developed a headache she initially thought she had just "overdone it".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The euro was lower against the dollar, but could turn higher as U.S. interest-rate rise expectations looked overdone, ING said, adding that it expects it to reach $1.18 by year-end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Her mother sighed, in the overdone way that meant she wished Olanna would see reason.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Some also say Americans — as in the case of previous health fads — run the risk of overdoing it.
From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026
Soni said the key isn’t overdoing it on pilots, and instead thinking critically about which ones to pursue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
On the other hand, I am not sure if Parker Posey is trying to sound crazy on purpose because her character is heavily medicated, or if she’s just really overdoing that drawl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2025
"I don't think he should do sackcloth and ashes, I think that's overdoing it," she told a Sky News podcast.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024
I hope my fake sigh isn’t overdoing it.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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