overuse
Example Sentences
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He said key priorities include reducing pressures on water resources and developing alternative agricultural systems to address unsustainable overuse of water in food production.
From Los Angeles Times
But furious locals say the true root of the problem is the overuse of Australia’s biggest and most vital river system.
From New York Times
The phrases “emotional stress” and “stress” are “wildly overused terms” that teach young people to recast inconveniences as medical crises, he added in an email.
From Washington Times
But the metaphor is overused and raises more questions: Do these gods have laws and limitations to follow?
From New York Times
In another, Facebook shut down a gardening group for overuse of the word “hoe.”
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
