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overactive

[oh-ver-ak-tiv] / ˌoʊ vərˈæk tɪv /


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In Lowen’s overactive imagination, Hathaway plays a Hitchcockian femme fatale always wearing her signature color, red.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

It’s as if the entire information ecosystem has been jumbled by an overactive imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

"I'm a fierce perfectionist and there is an overactive, hugely self-critical voice in my head - my whole life is an exercise in trying to shake that," he says.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025

As the animals reached adulthood, this disruption led to an overactive immune response and chronic inflammation, significantly increasing the risk of inflammatory gut diseases and obesity.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 26, 2025

Noah has an overactive imagination, written on every school report I’ve ever gotten.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson


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