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overdo

[oh-ver-doo] / ˌoʊ vərˈdu /


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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

“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

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

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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