overkill
Example Sentences
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The overkill hits its nadir when the Bride repeatedly wails the survivors’ hashtag, “Me too!”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
But I would agree with Williams that it was probably overkill.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026
Together, they represent overkill of an enormity that should be considered essentially unfathomable.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025
It feels a bit like overkill if you’re just a little sleepy.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2025
The Berkeley geographer Carl Sauer first brought up overkill in the 1930s, he said.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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