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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

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

And transferring that kind of wealth to a man worth nearly a half-trillion dollars already seems like overkill, though Musk insisted Wednesday that his aim isn’t about the money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

The tanks are overkill for just the five of us.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera