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overdo

[oh-ver-doo] / ˌoʊ vərˈdu /


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Morgan might overdo Fiona’s fiery streak when she sings “Waitin’ For My Dearie,” but the driving impulse is to bring the musical’s out-of-time female characters into the 21st century.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

They weren’t to overdo it at their holiday dinner table.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

But, Dr Munro cautions that you shouldn't overdo it.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025

“One of the best things about music’s potential to decrease dementia risk is that it is fun, can be interactive and you can’t overdo it,” Jaffa said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025

I should be afraid she might overdo, if I didn’t know her ‘moral fit’ wouldn’t last long.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

He beats Shubman’s outside edge with his first offering, but overdoes his second and gets driven down the ground for four.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2021

“What we’re doing here is trying to take mechanisms that fight where your body overdoes it.”

From Washington Times ● Mar. 6, 2021

If anything, the author overdoes it, parsing too many chronologies and splitting too many hairs with previous Wright biographers.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2019

She can be chilly, needy or brutally blunt, but neither Mr. Aster nor Ms. Collette overdoes her weirdness.

From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2018

He can be charged with no shortcomings, for he overdoes all he undertakes.

From The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters by Sue Petigru Bowen

The British number one sustained a rib injury in the build-up to Roland Garros after he "overdid it with the preparation".

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

“We underdid it in the great financial crisis, so we overdid it here,” said Patrick Harker, who was president of the Philadelphia Fed for a decade before stepping down last June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Here’s what to do if you overdid it.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026

I know I’m in the minority here, but they overdid it with Grogu.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2022

“Though if that were true I think I overdid it.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

One clue that the precipitous drop might be getting overdone: The company has continued to report double-digit year-over-year revenue growth.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The euro fell against the dollar but ING said the currency could stabilize this week as its recent decline looks overdone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

But many sell-side analysts, or those working for brokerage firms, believe that weakness is overdone, as they see tremendous upside potential for many stocks in the industry.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

De Los editors Fidel Martinez and Suzy Exposito call out overdone Latin music trends and the best albums of 2026 on ‘The De Los Podcast.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

I lift my feet carefully, but it seems overdone.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Some also say Americans — as in the case of previous health fads — run the risk of overdoing it.

From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026

There are still plenty of American things Scots wouldn’t be caught dead doing, Johnston said, including overdoing the Cotswolds fashion, calling daytime parties “darties” and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day harder than the Irish do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026

On the other hand, I am not sure if Parker Posey is trying to sound crazy on purpose because her character is heavily medicated, or if she’s just really overdoing that drawl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2025

"I don't think he should do sackcloth and ashes, I think that's overdoing it," she told a Sky News podcast.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

I hope my fake sigh isn’t overdoing it.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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