overfeed

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Don’t overfeed the shrub; an annual dressing with compost is sufficient and won’t produce green growth at the expense of flowers.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

"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

There is a great tendency at this stage of growth, when the birds are confined, to overfeed as well as to overheat in the brooders.

From Natural and Artificial Duck Culture by Rankin, James