overkill
Example Sentences
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This may be overkill, but if you have millions of dollars, a “dynasty trust” allows you to control assets over multiple generations.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Expensive GPU-filled servers were overkill, and data-center customers mostly bought CPU servers to run websites, databases, applications, and other traditional workloads.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
Calling it a “surgical procedure” is almost overkill.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
For me, it happens often enough that this approach feels less like overkill and more like mercy.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2026
That was probably overkill, but apparently I had sold it.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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