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Recent Examples of overemotional
Yes, that was Mother in a nutshell, or a caul: an overemotional territory with no boundaries whatsoever.
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Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
West threatened a lawsuit over his portrayal as an overemotional, insecure, and miserable executive still haunted by his six losses to the Celtics in the Finals.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022
Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
West threatened a lawsuit over his portrayal as an overemotional, insecure, and miserable executive still haunted by his six losses to the Celtics in the Finals.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overemotional
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The start of early voting kicked off a frenzied week of high-profile visits, including from both presidential candidates.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
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The artist created the 347 images in a frenzied seven-month stretch in 1968, though only 28 will be on view.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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This icky masterwork of ’80s horror is best known for introducing us to the Cenobites, the collective of sadomasochistic priests from a Lovecraftian dimension of orgiastic torment, and whose flesh has been twisted, penetrated, and seared to extremes.Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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The Danish composer’s lyrics suggest a singularity between nature and the human body, painted in such orgiastic imagery as to make In Utero seem modest.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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However, the researchers observed that once propofol started to be given, the animals’ brains took longer to return to baseline after inputs such as sounds and remained in an overexcited state.New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 July 2024
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The set-up is simple: Thanksgiving-loving Bob gets a bit overexcited about his three-day turkey brine.Lillian Brown, Vulture, 17 May 2024
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Geometry versus art, restraint versus freedom, regimented control versus uninhibited expression.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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Dani was the family wild child — free-spirited, headstrong and uninhibited, having dropped out of school to pursue a high-flying modeling career.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
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The constantly shifting justifications for the overheated rhetoric illustrated what became obvious when Georgians went to the polls in 2022 and delivered a thumping mandate for Kemp and Raffensperger: There was never anything to it.The Editors, National Review, 30 Oct. 2024
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Reveals Why Washington Post Didn't Endorse a 2024 Candidate Pizza Shop Owner Gets 8.5-Year Sentence for Deportation Threats An overheated economy fueled a surge in inflation, prompting the Federal Reserve to hike its benchmark interest rate 11 times between 2022 and 2023.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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But Walden isn’t a play made up of claws-out shouting and shattering, melodramatic reveals.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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But where Grapes is relentlessly symphonic and often melodramatic, Unknown—which was finally edited and released 20 years ago—is intimate and restrained, focusing acutely on the slow-motion erosion of the agrarian American dream in a pattern of exploitation that the Dust Bowl only intensified.Mark Athitakis, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
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Beginning at the very apex of his falsetto, Hawkins tears through his ode to a life-changing love with an impassioned vocal performance that peppers his slight drawl with histrionic growls, effortlessly matching the rousing energy of the track’s instrumentation.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Based on Muriel Spark’s indelible novel, the film was a perfect vehicle for Smith’s histrionic charm and seductive wizardry.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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Elevated superhero fare like Watchmen received an enthusiastic welcome to the tune of 26 nominations and 11 wins including Outstanding Limited Series.Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Trump seems equally enthusiastic about Musk’s space plans.Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Overemotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overemotional. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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