overfeed
Example Sentences
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"We gave her a little bit of food, being careful not to overfeed her," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024
Salmon farmers sometimes inadvertently overfeed their stock, and the uneaten feed promotes the growth of algal blooms that deoxygenate the water as they decompose.
From Scientific American • May 7, 2022
“Lilacs don’t like nitrogen and if you overfeed them, you’ll end up with big bushes and no blooms.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2022
Please internet: do not overfeed the ducks or overstimulate the turtles.
From The Verge • Nov. 1, 2021
The common mistake is to starve the emotions in order to overfeed the understanding.
From Parent and Child Volume III., Child Study and Training by Hall, Mosiah
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