overplayed
Example Sentences
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Critics have argued that Ms. Saunders overplayed the agency’s power, presenting a simplistic top-down model of hidden manipulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
However, strategist Ed Butchart thinks the hype surrounding stablecoins has been overplayed.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2025
But it did ultimately recover and fears that tariffs would cause a sharp travel slowdown were overplayed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
About 40 miles across the M62, the picture painted of a financial crisis at Manchester United seems to have been overplayed by part owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
Cars honked and shoved busily past, sending out fleeting excerpts of whatever hot new single was getting overplayed on the radio.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
