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overpraise

[oh-ver-prayz] / ˈoʊ vərˈpreɪz /








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Even last year,, external Chappell, rarely one to overpraise English batting, grouped Crawley with Root and Harry Brook as England's key Ashes batters.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

Mayan mothers don’t overpraise, and their kids retain internal motivation much better?

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2021

But it’s possible to care too much for order, cool and elegance, to overpraise the magician’s sleight of hand and miss the trick itself.

From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2019

So let us not overpraise ourselves for being enlightened.

From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2017

Or, if I overpraise them, it is after testing them.

From The Sayings Of Confucius by Leonard Arthur Lyall

Maybe even 20 years, so as to weed out the overpraised clunkers, elevate the overlooked gems and ensure that the winners truly stand the test of time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023

As the most overpraised player at the most overanalyzed position in sports, Mahomes is supposed to reach a point of public annoyance and second-guessing.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022

Woe unto the poet who is overpraised in his lifetime.

From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2022

It has caused wrinkled critical noses here and there, and I am apparently in a minority in preferring it to his bafflingly overpraised previous film The Big Short.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2019

The Yorks had a pleasantly comfortable home life, and Ronnie, overloved and overpraised by his parents and a worshipful younger sister, was the adored center of it.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

“To act like it’s the first great foldable in ages is just overpraising Apple,” said the 35-year-old Fresno, Calif., stay-at-home dad, “because everyone else is doing it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Yet there is a risk of overpraising her merits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

I learned my lesson after overpraising one of your stories and having you protest that I always loved everything you did.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2021

On this week’s episode, Steve Lickteig joins Rebecca and Gabe to answer questions from listeners on toxic masculinity and overpraising preschool teachers.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2018

With Aunty Uju, they hovered and groveled, curtseying deeply as they greeted her, overpraising her handbag and shoes.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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