as in to stereotype
to use so much as to make less appealing
she had overused that joke to the point where it was eliciting groans and not guffaws
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Recent Examples of overuse
When pelvic floor muscles are being overused, used improperly, or are weak, your running gait may be less efficient and powerful, Rogers says.
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Jordan Smith, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
Annabelle has been in so many movies now, to the point of being overused (the real doll has even been suspected of paranormal activity recently).
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The redemption story is overused in sports, but Anisimova coming back from a double-bagel Wimbledon final defeat against Iga Świątek to beat the same player a couple of months later was extraordinary.
—The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Just like credit scores today, which are, at best, meaningful heuristics but are grossly overused, the technology sometimes became a substitute for common sense.
—Brian Hamilton, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Smith, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
Annabelle has been in so many movies now, to the point of being overused (the real doll has even been suspected of paranormal activity recently).
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The redemption story is overused in sports, but Anisimova coming back from a double-bagel Wimbledon final defeat against Iga Świątek to beat the same player a couple of months later was extraordinary.
—The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Just like credit scores today, which are, at best, meaningful heuristics but are grossly overused, the technology sometimes became a substitute for common sense.
—Brian Hamilton, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overuse
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Among many challenges, the next president of the church will navigate how to lead a global church from its American headquarters – a church that continues to be misunderstood and stereotyped, sometimes to the point of violence.—
Brittany Romanello,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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That absence increases the risk of caricature and stereotyping in AI image outputs of the Black community.—
Donnetta Monk,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, Showgirl is the sound of an overworked and overexposed entertainer reaching the mountaintop to find something worse than disappointment: burnout.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the end, the Guardians’ leverage arms were overexposed, and their bats ran out of magic.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, his friend John Martin of Smirnoff vodka was desperate to popularize vodka in America.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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The influential music star, born Michael D’Angelo Archer, is credited with helping popularize neo-soul — a genre of modern R&B and soul flavored with hip-hop, funk, rock and other influences.—
Melinda Yao,
NBC news,
18 Oct. 2025
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His versions were full-blooded, with lush strings and reasonably large orchestras — and, purists alleged — vulgarizing distortions.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
28 Oct. 2019
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Ever since his rise to power, Trump has served as a vulgarizing agent.—
Leon Neyfakh,
Slate Magazine,
2 June 2017
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The group exhausts and irritates opposing pitchers.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, the players named in the probe have already exhausted their eligibility.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Kittle, rather than overdo it his first game back, could platoon with Jake Tonges.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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To substitute sour cream for buttermilk, simply thin the sour cream to a thick but pourable consistency using milk or water (don't overdo it).—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Denji is bored out of his mind by most of them, but the last film is good enough to move him to tears.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
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Many dating app users report matching with people who were engaging while texting but boring in person, yet no studies exist that show whether chatfishers get more dates.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Overuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overuse. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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