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overactive

[oh-ver-ak-tiv] / ˌoʊ vərˈæk tɪv /


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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

The company launched a new product for overactive bladder called Altaviva.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

The scientists also tested the compound in mice with tumors carrying mutations in another cancer-linked gene, HER2, which is often overactive in breast cancer and also connects with PI3K.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025

“I have a prescription for an overactive bladder.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

It occurs when an overactive immune system begins attacking the cells that create pigment, or color, in the skin.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish