overkill
Example Sentences
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Expensive GPU-filled servers were overkill, and data-center customers mostly bought CPU servers to run websites, databases, applications, and other traditional workloads.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
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
The comedic overkill of the insult is on purpose.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
I mean, I knew Westover was a military school and all, but the decorations seemed like overkill.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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