overcompensate
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Those caught short, like India and Australia, might overcompensate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
This sounds obvious, she says, but many people “neglect to pause” and try to overcompensate, which causes them to talk in circles.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026
If anything, their father and mother took that away from them and left them feeling powerless, which explains this need for Kendall to overcompensate and try too hard and overshoot the mark.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2023
The trades made in recent days might optimize those cores to reach their full potential, but it’s doubtful any could overcompensate for them if they fall short.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2023
My feet slip in the sloping gravel—it’s like running in sand, and I overcompensate by pitching forward.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Inflationary pressures from this wage growth may mean a rate-cutting Fed overcompensates with more aggressive balance sheet cuts to sustain credibility.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
“But we think that spread in P/E multiples overcompensates for the quality difference between the two companies.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026
If the comedy overcompensates at the expense of landing every gag, then good on her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2025
Elena rejects Dovydas at certain times, and Dovydas overcompensates at moments that have them determining if and how they can be together.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2023
The songs are written from the point of view of a "woman who feels powerless and overcompensates by exercising extreme control on herself and on her environment," Mitski told The Outline.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2018
They championed Apple TV Plus early, for instance, even if they overcompensated by practically salivating all over “Ted Lasso.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2022
As she overcompensated, the second front limb started to hyperextend as well.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2022
Others are saying she overcompensated for her unconvincing aggressiveness last time round - and was too defensive this time.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2022
After its sales skyrocketed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Peloton overcompensated by spending hundreds of millions to expedite shipping and build a new factory.
From The Verge ● Feb. 19, 2022
Jessie lifted up a knee to prop up the tray but overcompensated.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
I’m not claiming that he’s overcompensating, but, yeah, he is.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
However, the director of the body that represents the lending industry said before the final ruling that it thought the FCA was "overcompensating".
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
Rudy may have been the scene-stealer in the earliest seasons of the show, but Theo had the most heart, striving to live up to his parents’ high expectations while behaviorally overcompensating for his low grades.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2025
The movie seems to recoil from its own hammering dramatics, with Bryce Dessner’s score toggling uneasily between jocular blues and dour, overcompensating strings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025
But was Rowan overcompensating now by choosing the most pleasant looking of them?
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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