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overemphasize

[oh-ver-em-fuh-sahyz] / ˌoʊ vərˈɛm fəˌsaɪz /






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It’s hard to overemphasize the chaos an abrupt revocation of identity documents can inflict on a person’s life.

From Slate Feb. 27, 2026

“There has been a propensity to overemphasize short term, technical headlines and overlook the broader direction of travel within our industry,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 4, 2025

The researchers are taking care not to overemphasize the results of their findings, saying the changes, while significant, remain slight.

From Science Daily Feb. 20, 2024

Those few, however, have an opportunity to raise their stock through recency bias, a behavioral economics phenomenon defined as a tendency to overemphasize the importance of recent experiences when predicting future events.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2023

However, origin stories may leave out key aspects of what actually happened and overemphasize others.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

"I think our field overemphasizes testing with metabolic rate. People are actually very insensitive to changes in their own metabolic rate, so we're developing exoskeletons to do something that people can't actually perceive."

From Science Daily Oct. 18, 2023

Critics complain that extreme event attribution, as the effort is known, overemphasizes public communications and underestimates uncertainty.

From Science Magazine Jun. 15, 2022

It overemphasizes formality and presentation, attributes that favor fine dining.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2019

News’s rankings because the scoring overemphasizes resources afforded to a department, alumni giving and graduation rates.

From Washington Post Oct. 16, 2015

Ancient nations emphasized the social-national aspect of life overmuch, as for example the Spartans; the modern home overemphasizes the family aspect.

From The Nervous Housewife by Abraham Myerson

Claude’s advice, while similar, overemphasized data from my smartwatch, Ranji said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

“I overemphasized being the best teammate I could be,” Jefferies said.

From Seattle Times Mar. 13, 2024

It cannot be overemphasized: an ASI would be an extremely powerful technology.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2022

Toys might help facilitate that, though they shouldn’t be overemphasized.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2022

He overemphasized the romantic elements of strangeness, sadness, and horror.

From History of American Literature by Reuben Post Halleck

Skeptics have cautioned that AI models are prone to mistakes and overemphasizing the technology could restrict the types of studies researchers pursue.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

It’s easy to criticize the media for overemphasizing someone’s prison exposure, and easier still to excoriate prosecutors for sweetheart deals.

From Slate Oct. 16, 2023

But overemphasizing the benefits of tree planting for carbon capture "can disincentive the protection of intact ecosystems and can lead to negative trade-offs between carbon, biodiversity, and ecosystem function," the authors write.

From Science Daily Oct. 3, 2023

Twenge has also been accused of overemphasizing the effects of technology at the expense, for example, of economic explanations.

From Washington Post Apr. 20, 2023

She brings her toes and heels together in a single dramatic click, overemphasizing a military way of standing straight.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle




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