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overkill

[oh-ver-kil] / ˈoʊ vərˌkɪl /






















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The overkill hits its nadir when the Bride repeatedly wails the survivors’ hashtag, “Me too!”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Still, the assembled armada seems overkill for that goal.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

But I would agree with Williams that it was probably overkill.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

It’s not overkill; it’s future-you leaving breadcrumbs for next year’s you.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025

The Berkeley geographer Carl Sauer first brought up overkill in the 1930s, he said.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann