overextraction

noun

over·​ex·​trac·​tion ˌō-vər-ik-ˈstrak-shən How to pronounce overextraction (audio)
plural overextractions
: excessive extraction : an act of extracting more of something than is necessary or appropriate
overextraction of nonrenewable resources

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El País, a leading Spanish newspaper with a Mexican edition, reported that overextraction of water likely helped cause the sinkhole. Allison Keeley, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022 India has granted relief to a bunch of big companies, including legacy businesses like Tata Sons and the Adani group, in cases related to overextraction of groundwater. Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 15 July 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of overextraction was in 1903

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“Overextraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overextraction. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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