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overkill

[oh-ver-kil] / ˈoʊ vərˌkɪl /






















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Calling it a “surgical procedure” is almost overkill.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Together, they represent overkill of an enormity that should be considered essentially unfathomable.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

The comedic overkill of the insult is on purpose.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

This may seem like overkill, but the strategy helped Joy and her husband pay off $300,000 in debt within three years and retire by age 40.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

Recounted in numberless articles and books, the Maya collapse has become an ecological parable for green activists; along with Pleistocene overkill, it is a favorite cautionary tale about surpassing the limits of Nature.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann