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overuse

verb as in wear down

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Subsidence, the gradual sinking or settling of the Earth's surface, can occur through natural geological changes or from human-driven causes such as overuse of groundwater.

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The "typical" couple criticise their surroundings "without malice", Fabcaro said, including the low retirement age in Lusitania -- "a little nod to our times", said the screenwriter, adding that he avoids overusing the tactic.

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Most flatware is too heavy for her small frame, she says, and also her Pilates instructor had told her to avoid overusing certain arm muscles.

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Third, overuse of most addictive substances progressively damages the brain’s executive control network, the prefrontal cortex, and other key parts of the brain involved in impulse control and self-regulation.

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It may be the most overused idiom to ever exist, but life is short; the only way to live it is to try our hardest to like it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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