overkill
Example Sentences
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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
Still, the assembled armada seems overkill for that goal.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
But I would agree with Williams that it was probably overkill.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026
The comedic overkill of the insult is on purpose.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
Three years later, in 1967, the picture was augmented with overkill.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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