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overzealous

[oh-ver-zel-uhs] / ˈoʊ vərˈzɛl əs /






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She was inviting us into her figurative and literal home — the tour bus she resided in for over a decade, with an overzealous guide to boot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

In a conversation with Andrew Cozart, the hospital’s director of risk management, and Thomas Olmstead, its general counsel, Olmstead told her, “We cannot rule out the possibility of an overzealous prosecutor,” she recalled.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

They’re overzealous because the law is very clear that oversight of these markets is the exclusive province of the federal government.

From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026

To a modern eye, this might seem overzealous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026

In only one thing was I thoughtless, or perhaps overzealous.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck


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