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overuse

[oh-ver-yooz, oh-ver-yoos] / ˌoʊ vərˈyuz, ˈoʊ vərˈyus /






VERB
wear down
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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Forcing senators to stand and deliver would make it more difficult to filibuster, ending its promiscuous overuse, Merkley suggested, and — ideally— engaging the public in a way privately messaging fellow senators — I dissent! — does not.

From Los Angeles Times

Danish officials did not design their schedule to signal that vaccines are overused.

From MarketWatch

While only one piece of a much larger urban transformation, this uproarious structure, perched at the edge of the Basque city’s industrial waterfront, utterly transformed its image, giving birth to the overused phrase “Bilbao Effect.”

From Los Angeles Times

Wittgenstein’s aphorisms sparkle, but he recognized he overused them, admitting that “raisins may be the best part of a cake; but a bag of raisins is not better than a cake.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Alessio is one of a handful of designers pushing back against its overuse.

From The Wall Street Journal