overdo
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It’s a lot of my new journey, but I wanted to make sure I didn’t overdo it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
“It’s not aggressive, it’s not overly sexual, but it does address the stereotypes of guys in dating and how they overdo it,’” Assalini said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
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
"The doctor says your disease is incurable, but you could have a remission lasting five years, even more, if you take good care of yourself and don't overdo it."
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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No one overdoes it, even when the action gets baroque, and their restraint is matched by Haigh’s.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2021
“What we’re doing here is trying to take mechanisms that fight where your body overdoes it.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 6, 2021
It never overdoes the retro affectations, and the lengthy middle section that slowly builds to the appearance of a choir is particularly fantastic.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2020
Daley notes that Plemons’s comfort inhabiting a sinister character like Gary prevented him from becoming the kind of dramatic actor who overdoes comedy to “sweaty and awkward” effect.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 4, 2020
His color by its very intensity overdoes the intended effect.
From Artists Past and Present Random Studies by Elisabeth Luther Cary
I covered myself in bits of cardboard, packing tape and foam peanuts and overdid my makeup with several coats of mascara and thick black eyeliner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 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
Mavididi then rather overdid the celebration, upsetting the locals by sitting on the front wall of the home Tilton Road End, looking smug.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2023
That time she overdid it I was almost to the river before the stinging stopped.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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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
If it is, yields might have risen too much, and all their knock on effects—on government debt, stock prices and the rest—could be overdone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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
She let out an overdone sigh and reached into a drawer.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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“So I have no reserve when it comes to speaking up about physically overdoing it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
She worried this new song—a three-minute romp set to a bounding rhythm in the fashion of Michael Jackson’s “The Way You Make Me Feel”—was overdoing it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Some also say Americans — as in the case of previous health fads — run the risk of overdoing it.
From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026
Tina says there's also a fine line between refreshing and overdoing it as "very aggressive ice exposure can irritate sensitive skin or trigger rosacea, so keep it gentle".
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
It’s almost another hour of adjustments and testing and warnings about not overdoing it, watching for hot spots, and avoiding stump blisters at all cost before I walk out of there.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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