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overkill

[oh-ver-kil] / ˈoʊ vərˌkɪl /






















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This may be overkill, but if you have millions of dollars, a “dynasty trust” allows you to control assets over multiple generations.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

Expensive GPU-filled servers were overkill, and data-center customers mostly bought CPU servers to run websites, databases, applications, and other traditional workloads.

From Barron's May 8, 2026

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 he was not into overkill, and there was nothing bloodthirsty about his hunting habits.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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