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as in enlarged
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as in excessive
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as in exaggerated
to describe or express in too strong terms
the fashion designer's claim that his new line of clothing would revolutionize the way we dress was perhaps overdoing it just a bit
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Recent Examples of overdone
Michael Bloom, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Investors are split on whether the sell-off was overdone.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
And while there are signs the selling has become overdone, the ructions in the industry caused by artificial intelligence applications are severe enough that pricing a bottom has become a fraught exercise.
—Bernard Goyder, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
While Amazon has recently been pegged as an AI laggard, this view may be overdone.
—R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Audrey Scheck, the founder of Audrey Scheck Design, agrees that fake greenery, especially when low quality, is overdone.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
Sparkly without being overdone, this manicure feels luxurious, glamorous, and perfectly balanced.
—Kat Suico, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
Land is a unique asset, at the center of booms and busts since Babylon, and will be here long after Meta or Microsoft or Google try to wriggle out of their data-center leases, should the AI buildout prove to be overdone.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
The firm says concerns about AI are overdone.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Investors are split on whether the sell-off was overdone.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
And while there are signs the selling has become overdone, the ructions in the industry caused by artificial intelligence applications are severe enough that pricing a bottom has become a fraught exercise.
—Bernard Goyder, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
While Amazon has recently been pegged as an AI laggard, this view may be overdone.
—R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Audrey Scheck, the founder of Audrey Scheck Design, agrees that fake greenery, especially when low quality, is overdone.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
Sparkly without being overdone, this manicure feels luxurious, glamorous, and perfectly balanced.
—Kat Suico, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
Land is a unique asset, at the center of booms and busts since Babylon, and will be here long after Meta or Microsoft or Google try to wriggle out of their data-center leases, should the AI buildout prove to be overdone.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdone
Adjective
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During Coulier's six-month checkup and PET scans, doctors discovered a flare-up had returned as an enlarged tumor.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Other features include an entrance plaza, a new seventy-four-seat forum, an enlarged seventh-floor sky room, and three new elevators, to improve circulation.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Although the Bobcats scored more points in the paint, their inability to stop the Eagles' forward on the interior led to excessive fouling.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Critics say it was often used to justify excessive force by police.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Schmidt Automotive Research said Chinese growth was exaggerated by special conditions in the second half of 2025 but will still be formidable.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In some cases, China has exaggerated its actual contributions, sowing mistrust about its agenda.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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For the Fed, which was raising interest rates in 2023 and 2024, this meant that policy decisions may have been based on an overstated view of economic strength.—
Jeff Gapusan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images The committee's move followed a June Federal Railroad Administration compliance review that concluded the California High-Speed Rail Authority lacked a viable path to complete the project on time or on budget and flagged overstated ridership projections and other management failures.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The gap between how Trump is perceived by some Republicans (strong and confident) and his actual persona (overwrought and histrionic) is large.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Two, that party snacks need not be expensive and overwrought to be truly delicious.—
The Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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It’s formulated with calcium to promote new cell growth, adenosine to fill in wrinkles, collagen to maintain your skin’s density and thickness, elastin to restore stretched skin, and Vitamin D for rejuvenation.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
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The stretched body improves aerodynamics while giving the car a sleek, understated appearance.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The servers are over-the-top attentive.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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There was Coppola’s over-the-top defense of his friend with a grandiloquent gesture (Tanen declined to sell).—
Michael O’Donnell,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Though some analysts have long warned of impending mass mortgage defaults in China, others think fears may be overblown.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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This has always been a slightly overblown construct — Donovan had been hitting a wall in the playoffs and the Thunder were growing restless for new coaching options — but storylines are hard to shake in the NBA.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Overdone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdone. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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