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overactive

[oh-ver-ak-tiv] / ˌoʊ vərˈæk tɪv /


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Relaxing travel activities may also help reduce chronic stress and calm an overactive immune response.

From Science Daily May 4, 2026

Koy, the son of a white father and Filipina mother, saw comedy as a way to channel an overactive personality and need to make people laugh into a career.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2026

"I'm a fierce perfectionist and there is an overactive, hugely self-critical voice in my head - my whole life is an exercise in trying to shake that," he says.

From BBC Dec. 31, 2025

Axonics makes an implantable device that treats bowel and bladder conditions, such as overactive bladder.

From Barron's Oct. 30, 2025

My mother used to tell me that I had an overactive imagination; Tom said that, too.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins




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