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overkill

[oh-ver-kil] / ˈoʊ vərˌkɪl /






















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This may be overkill, but if you have millions of dollars, a “dynasty trust” allows you to control assets over multiple generations.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

Bill Plaschke’s and many Angel fans’ desire for Arte Moreno to sell his ownership of the Angels is an overkill.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Calling it a “surgical procedure” is almost overkill.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

To see this served up over and over again in a genre that an expanse of queer women enjoy, and spend money on to support, is just overkill.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

But regardless of whether the overkill hypothesis or the climate hypothesis proves correct, the disappearance of all of the big animals of Australia/New Guinea had, as we shall see, heavy consequences for subsequent human history.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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