How to Use overconsumption in a Sentence
overconsumption
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Videos of Stanley fans with rainbows of Stanleys shelved in their kitchens have drawn accusations of overconsumption – after all, how many water bottles does one need?
—Bailey Gallion, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
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Drought and human overconsumption of water from the rivers that feed the lake are the main problem.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2023
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So what does our current overconsumption of lip gloss tell us about young people right now?
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 5 May 2024
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The higher the consumption rate, the higher the theft rate, and American overconsumption is at an all-time high.
—WSJ, 24 Oct. 2023
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Roberts said the goal is to help educate people about best practices and how to avoid overconsumption.
—The Courier-Journal, 1 Feb. 2023
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How does one square a business built on overconsumption and constant change with longevity?
—Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 30 June 2023
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Cicadas don't bite or sting, so the biggest issue for pets is overconsumption.
—Ayana Archie, The Courier-Journal, 19 May 2021
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The guidelines largely agree with Illinois law that bans false messages, ads aimed at those under 21 or those that show overconsumption.
—Robert McCoppin, chicagotribune.com, 7 Oct. 2020
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But megadrought and overconsumption aren’t just threats to wildlife, agriculture and industry here.
—Bill Weir, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
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While adding more people does put additional stress on the Earth’s resources, experts say the bigger problem is overconsumption by the wealthy, per the AFP.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
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The hemp chia seeds provide protein and omega-3 fatty acids, which balances overconsumption of omega-6 fatty acids.
—Heather Mayer Irvine, Men's Health, 19 Jan. 2023
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Giving consumers the same dopamine hit from repairing their items as from buying new ones could help change patterns of overconsumption.
—Christine Muhlke, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
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These are sure to benefit so many who struggle with overconsumption.
—Star Tribune, 18 June 2021
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Ehrlich, in a recent PloS Biology essay, says overconsumption is dooming the human race and the earth.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 25 May 2010
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If we’re surrounded by enough people who reject overconsumption, our choice to consume less can feel good, too.
—Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
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What’s driving the decline of coral reefs is carbon dioxide and fossil fuels and overconsumption.
—Catrin Einhorn Thea Traff, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
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Abuse of the planet is a type of impunity because the planet has no vote, and neither do the future generations who will pay the price for today’s overconsumption.
—David Miliband, Foreign Affairs, 2 Mar. 2023
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The biggest elephant in the room, however, is overconsumption.
—Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2020
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Content creators in certain corners of the internet have been talking about the dangers of fast fashion and overconsumption for years.
—Linda Chong, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
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So that could easily lead to overconsumption of those resources, and even violent conflict over them.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2023
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The consistent overconsumption of calories can lead to weight gain, one of the strongest predictors of obstructive sleep apnea.
—Erica Jansen, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024
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And to collectively identify ways of living, making, and being in the world that are not based on extraction, overconsumption, and greed?
—Anna Louie Sussman, The New York Review of Books, 23 Sep. 2021
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Marie Kondo’s books and TV show offer a gentler treatment of overconsumption, intended to help those whose struggles are not so intense.
—Kate Cray, The Atlantic, 21 May 2021
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Time magazine included her in a roundup of the most egregious celebrity overconsumption.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
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Keep apple cider vinegar out of the reach of small children to prevent accidental overconsumption.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 24 May 2024
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But this overconsumption soon met with an opposing wave of sobriety.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 11 May 2022
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Videos of Stanley fans with rainbows of Stanleys shelved in their kitchens have drawn accusations of overconsumption – after all, how many water bottles does one need?
—Bailey Gallion, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
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This latest work, however, posits one of the first direct connections between ethanol and overconsumption.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2017
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Florida said that its neighbor’s overconsumption is to blame for the decimation of the state’s oyster industry.
—Mark Sherman, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Apr. 2021
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The total look is from the designer’s fall 2020 couture collection, which aimed to make a statement about overconsumption and overproduction.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2021
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