overkill
Example Sentences
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Together, they represent overkill of an enormity that should be considered essentially unfathomable.
From Salon
It’s not overkill; it’s future-you leaving breadcrumbs for next year’s you.
From Salon
The comedic overkill of the insult is on purpose.
From Los Angeles Times
This is the worst but certainly not the only instance of overkill, to put it plainly.
She left partly because she was ordering a lot of tests that seemed like overkill.
From Barron's
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