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Recent Examples of overcommit
However, Venus in Aquarius reminds you to temper the fun with practicality and mindfulness, so don’t overcommit or stress about making the night perfect.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
For example, many of us overcommit due to a fear of disappointing others or missing out on opportunities.
—Israa Nasir, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
This should prevent City from having to overcommit their full-backs early, and means that the far-side winger (i.e. City’s right winger when teams are building up down City’s left) can tuck in onto a midfielder and help track runners.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Just try not to overcommit, as Mercury in Sagittarius has a habit of promising the moon, but following through can be a different story.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Be mindful not to overcommit yourself socially after work.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Too much national ambition, for instance, can lead to overreach, imperiling the country that overcommits itself.
—Michael J. Mazarr, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Cautious not to overcommit, administration officials were at pains not to deem this a state-building project.
—Sarah Harrison, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
Okay, probably not, but the legendary actor joins the Only Murders cast this week as a heightened version of himself who overcommits to all of his parts.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
For example, many of us overcommit due to a fear of disappointing others or missing out on opportunities.
—Israa Nasir, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
This should prevent City from having to overcommit their full-backs early, and means that the far-side winger (i.e. City’s right winger when teams are building up down City’s left) can tuck in onto a midfielder and help track runners.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Just try not to overcommit, as Mercury in Sagittarius has a habit of promising the moon, but following through can be a different story.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Be mindful not to overcommit yourself socially after work.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Too much national ambition, for instance, can lead to overreach, imperiling the country that overcommits itself.
—Michael J. Mazarr, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Cautious not to overcommit, administration officials were at pains not to deem this a state-building project.
—Sarah Harrison, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
Okay, probably not, but the legendary actor joins the Only Murders cast this week as a heightened version of himself who overcommits to all of his parts.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcommit
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Kennedy, who listened and then walked arm-in-arm with Charles-Newton for the last leg of the hike, promised to look into the program and whether any funding was being impacted by the HHS-wide restructuring.—
Cheyenne Haslett,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The change of course from the White House came after Nvidia promised the Trump administration new U.S. investments in AI data centers, according to one of the sources.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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The county caucus has vowed to expand its efforts beyond the billboard, but did not provide details on what the next phase would look like.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump has vowed to ramp up energy production further, but takes a skeptical view of solar and wind power.—
Alexander C. Kaufman,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Since democratization, four South Korean Presidents have been imprisoned, one committed suicide amid a corruption investigation, and three have been impeached.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Little Rock, Arkansas, product committed to the Tigers on Dec. 14.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Latino history in the U.S. is plighted with systemic issues from mass deportations in the 1920s and 1930s, to poor working conditions for farm workers, to segregated schools, to arrests and stereotypes during the war on drugs.—
Gina Lee Castro,
Journal Sentinel,
11 Oct. 2024
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Not for months, but for years, plighting their troth.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2024
Verb
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But since President Donald Trump was sworn into office in January, the department has overhauled its offerings.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Before President Barack Obama was sworn into office in 2009, Benjamin Netanyahu called the Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas out of the blue and asked for a lesson in what was essentially a foreign tongue: the language of Democrats.—
Luke Broadwater,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The two got engaged in 2014 and have remained affianced since.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
Peoplemag,
5 May 2023
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Alexandra Crotin, a rep for Stone, later confirmed to USA TODAY the actress and writer are now affianced.—
Charles Trepany,
USA TODAY,
5 Dec. 2019
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“Overcommit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcommit. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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