overkill
Example Sentences
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Still, the assembled armada seems overkill for that goal.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
For me, it happens often enough that this approach feels less like overkill and more like mercy.
From Salon • Jan. 27, 2026
But I would agree with Williams that it was probably overkill.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026
The comedic overkill of the insult is on purpose.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
However, the overkill hypothesis, as it is termed, has not gone unchallenged for Australia/New Guinea.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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