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overstress

[oh-ver-stres] / ˌoʊ vərˈstrɛs /




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Sit in the building that originated “The Sopranos” and “The Wire” and you feel a certain pressure to intellectualize your ideas, to overstress your originality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025

“I cannot overstress the severity of the situation in Haiti, where multiple protracted crises have reached a critical point,” envoy Maria Isabel Salvador told the U.N.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

Caldwell’s production is a cut above the original off-Broadway version, which tended to overstress the sitcom mechanics.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2022

I really cannot overstress this: Don’t raise your voice to other kids on the playground.

From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2021

In times of overstress and strain, the defective organ or organs will manifest their weakness.

From Crime: Its Cause and Treatment by Clarence Darrow




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