over·man
ˌō-vər-ˈman 
overmanned; overmanning; overmans
: to have or get too many personnel for the needs of
overman a ship
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Christian Wiman, Harper's magazine, 20 Jan. 2020
Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 8 Dec. 2017
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Noun
Not the whole overwrought overman stuff, and not the conflation of pity and weakness.
—Christian Wiman, Harper's magazine, 20 Jan. 2020
Verb
Fernandinho, as the lone holding midfielder, can be overmanned, while central defender Nicolas Otamendi, for all his improvement this season, can still be exposed by players running at him.
—Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 8 Dec. 2017
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“Overman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overman. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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