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overkill

[oh-ver-kil] / ˈoʊ vərˌkɪl /






















Example Sentences

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

From Salon

The comedic overkill of the insult is on purpose.

From Los Angeles Times

This is the worst but certainly not the only instance of overkill, to put it plainly.

From The Wall Street Journal

She left partly because she was ordering a lot of tests that seemed like overkill.

From Barron's

This may seem like overkill, but the strategy helped Joy and her husband pay off $300,000 in debt within three years and retire by age 40.

From MarketWatch