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overstress

[oh-ver-stres] / ˌoʊ vərˈstrɛs /




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Sit in the building that originated “The Sopranos” and “The Wire” and you feel a certain pressure to intellectualize your ideas, to overstress your originality.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2025

Security Council, “I cannot overstress the severity of the situation in Haiti, where multiple protracted crises have reached a critical point.”

From Seattle Times Jan. 25, 2024

Caldwell’s production is a cut above the original off-Broadway version, which tended to overstress the sitcom mechanics.

From Washington Post Jun. 21, 2022

We could say the same of 19th-century ballet — yet that may be to overstress the moral side of these works.

From New York Times May 3, 2015

"I can't overstress the importance of this," Forential said.

From Earth Alert! by Neville, Kris




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