overkill
Example Sentences
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Calling it a “surgical procedure” is almost overkill.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
To see this served up over and over again in a genre that an expanse of queer women enjoy, and spend money on to support, is just overkill.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
But I would agree with Williams that it was probably overkill.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026
This is the worst but certainly not the only instance of overkill, to put it plainly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
But he was not into overkill, and there was nothing bloodthirsty about his hunting habits.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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