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overkill

[oh-ver-kil] / ˈoʊ vərˌkɪl /






















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Still, the assembled armada seems overkill for that goal.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

For me, it happens often enough that this approach feels less like overkill and more like mercy.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2026

But I would agree with Williams that it was probably overkill.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

And transferring that kind of wealth to a man worth nearly a half-trillion dollars already seems like overkill, though Musk insisted Wednesday that his aim isn’t about the money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

To Deloria’s way of thinking, not only overkill but the entire Clovis-first theory is a theoretical Rube Goldberg device.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann