overstepping

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Bouchard explains that the show’s approach to these milestone episodes have been to “go small and deep” to avoid overstuffing them with fan service.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2025

The problem is that the flour tortillas, though wonderfully fresh and chewy, are not large enough to accommodate such overstuffing.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2020

Andrew Cosby’s screenplay doesn’t unspool a coherent story so much as violently shoehorn in diverse elements from the comics, overstuffing every scene and only then trying to explain why it’s been included.

From Washington Times • Apr. 10, 2019

When overstuffing to test seams and zippers, I added a lightweight down jacket and a pair of jeans.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2019

The best remedy, the doctor says, for overstuffing is exercise.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by