overdo
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Berg’s Guard might overdo it with the vociferousness with which he announces every entrance at the court, but overdoing it is Ionesco’s mode.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
They weren’t to overdo it at their holiday dinner table.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
“One of the best things about music’s potential to decrease dementia risk is that it is fun, can be interactive and you can’t overdo it,” Jaffa said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
"I mean, I'm not going to overdo it, but I felt sorry for him because he's under pressure. People make mistakes."
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
He was probably concerned that Workman, being unfamiliar with Seabiscuit, would overdo it and antagonize the horse.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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The performances are engaging, though Bates overdoes the overbearing nature of her voluble character: opinionated, judgmental and not hesitant to deliver dig after dig at Chrissie.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
No one overdoes it, even when the action gets baroque, and their restraint is matched by Haigh’s.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2021
“What we’re doing here is trying to take mechanisms that fight where your body overdoes it.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 6, 2021
It never overdoes the retro affectations, and the lengthy middle section that slowly builds to the appearance of a choir is particularly fantastic.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2020
Sometimes Nature overdoes it: Schiller and Mozart died.
From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie
“We underdid it in the great financial crisis, so we overdid it here,” said Patrick Harker, who was president of the Philadelphia Fed for a decade before stepping down last June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Here’s what to do if you overdid it.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
“But I overdid it … seven minutes, don’t do it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025
Mavididi then rather overdid the celebration, upsetting the locals by sitting on the front wall of the home Tilton Road End, looking smug.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2023
“Though if that were true I think I overdid it.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Some argue this latest rally might be overdone.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
The euro was lower against the dollar, but could turn higher as U.S. interest-rate rise expectations looked overdone, ING said, adding that it expects it to reach $1.18 by year-end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The American depositary receipts are down 20% this year, which seems a little overdone given the Irish carrier’s fuel dynamics and industry-leading position.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Hardly anything is overdone here and, in one essential way, Enyedi is also making the case for movies themselves as phenomena to protect and treasure: ecosystems of light, texture, wonder and nourishment.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
She wanted to look pretty, but not overdone.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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Some also say Americans — as in the case of previous health fads — run the risk of overdoing it.
From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026
Tina says there's also a fine line between refreshing and overdoing it as "very aggressive ice exposure can irritate sensitive skin or trigger rosacea, so keep it gentle".
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
True believers have a way of rhetorically overdoing it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
On the other hand, I am not sure if Parker Posey is trying to sound crazy on purpose because her character is heavily medicated, or if she’s just really overdoing that drawl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2025
She knew she was overdoing it a bit but something made her keep on.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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