as in too
beyond a normal or acceptable limit
there's no need to be overly careful about the rough draft, since we'll polish it afterwards
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Recent Examples of overly
There were concerns raised by Europeans that overly restrictive and excessive regulations coming out of Brussels were stifling innovation on the continent.
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James Lamond, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Middle-age Iceman was a 727 commercial-airliner captain, still as overly confident as ever.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
Some blame the problem on an overly aggressive Donald Trump, bent on expanding executive power beyond constitutional limits.
—Robert J. Delahunty, National Review, 26 Mar. 2025
Authenticity remains critical, as many consumers are quick to detect overly promotional content.
—Denis Sinelnikov, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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James Lamond, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Middle-age Iceman was a 727 commercial-airliner captain, still as overly confident as ever.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
Some blame the problem on an overly aggressive Donald Trump, bent on expanding executive power beyond constitutional limits.
—Robert J. Delahunty, National Review, 26 Mar. 2025
Authenticity remains critical, as many consumers are quick to detect overly promotional content.
—Denis Sinelnikov, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overly
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Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
6 Apr. 2025
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He, too, was described as a game-time decision but was cleared after going through pregame warmups.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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If the connections go widely unacknowledged, that’s only because Hess’s body of work has been unduly ignored by most critics, let alone viewers.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the digital economy, things are far more efficient and the rule is probably unduly generous.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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Even some of Trump’s allies, including Elon Musk and Bill Ackman, have recently warned that tariffs are bad policy that rely on extremely flawed logic.—
John Towfighi, David Goldman and Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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The fashion house’s artisans began experimenting with the material—which is extremely lightweight, strong, and pliable—and eventually created handles out of them by gently bending the stalks with fire and then applying many coats of lacquer.—
Diana Budds,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Overly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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