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Recent Examples of overutilize
The urge to intervene in places of peripheral concern to U.S. interests, to overreact to threats, to overutilize military force in dealing with terrorists and others—these outlasted Obama.
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Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2021
Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overutilize
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Desperate for youth and beauty, Elisabeth’s new younger self (who names herself Sue) quickly gets careless and starts overusing her time, which causes Elisabeth’s body to rot away.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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But overusing them can cause fatigued muscles that can then become inflamed, tight and painful.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2025
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Virgin doesn’t do buffets, and all restaurants (which are included in the fare) offered alcohol pairings with low-ABV or non-alcoholic options, giving me a way to enjoy the flavors without overdoing it.—
Josh Rivera,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Disinfect only when necessary Don’t overdo it with bleach and other strong disinfectants.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Mass layoffs of public-sector cybersecurity professionals are especially problematic since the broader industry is overworked and understaffed.—
Megan Morrone,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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And sometimes employers and managers have a hand in encouraging employees to get stuck in a cycle of overworking and neglecting their personal needs.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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Forbes sent a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity in June, accusing it of infringing copyright.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Wendy Chang, in a ruling issued on Monday, rejected WBTV’s bid to dismiss the lawsuit on free speech grounds, finding that the studio may have interfered with the estate’s contract rights and infringed the copyright of ER.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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About 20 years ago, when the Montreal Expos moved to Washington, then-Orioles owner Peter Angelos pushed MLB to broker a deal to compensate the Baltimore club for a new team encroaching on what was Orioles territory.—
Jacob Calvin Meyer,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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All 17 deaths in the Eaton fire took place west of Altadena’s Lake Avenue, an area that didn’t receive emergency evacuation orders until the early morning hours of Jan. 8, when smoke and flames were already encroaching on the neighborhood.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Federal Railroad Administration monitors trespassing incidents, injuries and deaths related to tracks and trains.—
Manuela López Restrepo,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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By the end of the protest, his property was trespassed and defaced with bloody handprints left on his garage door.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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As early as 2018, Israel caught wind of Hamas' battle plan to invade Israel from neighboring Gaza.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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Kitsch Liao, associate director of the Atlantic Council's Global China Hub, said Taiwan developing nukes has been a red line for China to invade the island.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Overutilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overutilize. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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