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Recent Examples of overact
The college student performers from the Hartt School aren’t encouraged to overact during the party scene anymore — no more drunk jokes or pratfalls.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
In regard to overacting, Pacino addresses it on a case-by-case basis: Some movies call for it, like Scarface.
—Chris Stanton, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2024
The performances seems inspired by the over-the-top techniques of actors who tried to do too much when sound finally came to films, but were used to overacting.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
Their turns are driven to cartoonish overacting in great part by the words they’ve been asked to say in English and in angry tones.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, Greenblatt’s playfully mischievous demeanor as Tina often reads as overacting.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
The welcome lack of overacting is evident throughout the show.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
Sukowa seems to have been encouraged to overact, perhaps overcompensating for the film’s general listlessness.
—Pat Padua, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
If the blood levels are too high, the immune system can overact, causing pain, swelling and fatigue — symptoms often seen with Lyme disease.
—Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 14 May 2023
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
In regard to overacting, Pacino addresses it on a case-by-case basis: Some movies call for it, like Scarface.
—Chris Stanton, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2024
The performances seems inspired by the over-the-top techniques of actors who tried to do too much when sound finally came to films, but were used to overacting.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
Their turns are driven to cartoonish overacting in great part by the words they’ve been asked to say in English and in angry tones.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, Greenblatt’s playfully mischievous demeanor as Tina often reads as overacting.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
The welcome lack of overacting is evident throughout the show.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
Sukowa seems to have been encouraged to overact, perhaps overcompensating for the film’s general listlessness.
—Pat Padua, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
If the blood levels are too high, the immune system can overact, causing pain, swelling and fatigue — symptoms often seen with Lyme disease.
—Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 14 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overact
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In this controversial Claire Denis work, her longtime themes of desire and survival are crystallized in a dead-eyed probe into understanding our most base impulses and the tension underplaying unsteady erotic connections.Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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Just using endorsement badges to facilitate user choice could be underplaying its value, however.London Business School, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Without overplaying her hand, Adams understands that James is a proxy for the audience processing Doubt’s thorny ideas.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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The key is to position your offer as a natural fit for their needs without overplaying your hand.Alla Adam, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Though most states have enacted laws aimed at curbing hazing with tougher penalties or some sort of public reporting system, the rules are uneven.arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Since last year, Florida and Georgia have enacted laws restricting land sales near military installations and other critical U.S. infrastructure to buyers from nations considered adversarial.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Though no illnesses have been reported so far, the recalling company has acted out of an abundance of caution.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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There are concerns in the law enforcement community that these writings could cause others to act out in a similar capacity, those officials said.NBC News, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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By the other hand, he is bound to the Almighty, whom, as the critic John Guillory has observed, Satan imitates.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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The former ended up winning a contest involving the most accurate predictions of the high-diving judges’ scores, and as much as this competition suggests that life is imitating art, Hoult insists that the two did not extend their on-camera dynamic to their off-camera one.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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Today, Margaret would be playacting her own massacre in active shooter drills at school.Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
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Trump’s modus, as ever, was to playact; his game has always been improv.Joe Klein, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2023
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In part through these associations, The Piano Lesson dramatizes the ideas at the heart of its source material.Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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The manger scene with Mary, Joseph and the Baby Jesus in a stable very vividly dramatizes the spirit of Christmas, a symbolic message about power — that by entering the world in a humble form, God recognizes the dignity of the humblest and those who do not share in worldly wealth and power.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
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More than 200,000 views later, people have shared their reactions in the comments, including their own experiences of mimicking young people.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps the most notable tribute to Trump has been players mimicking the president-elect's YMCA dance.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Overact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overact. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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