overutilize
verb
over·uti·lize
ˌō-vər-ˈyü-tə-ˌlīz 
overutilized; overutilizing
: to utilize (something) too much : to use (something) excessively or too frequently
overutilizing medical services
overutilizes credit cards
overutilization
noun
plural overutilizations
The main reason for our rising health care costs had been overutilization …
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Bryan Burklow
Bryan Burklow
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The urge to intervene in places of peripheral concern to U.S. interests, to overreact to threats, to overutilize military force in dealing with terrorists and others—these outlasted Obama.
—Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2021
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Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2021
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“Overutilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overutilize. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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