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as in to overemphasize
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Recent Examples of overplay
Nunez capitalised on a swift counter to level before Bruno Guimaraes was guilty of overplaying in stoppage time, leading to the Uruguayan’s winner.
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Trump’s lawyers may have overplayed their hand by rushing an appeal to the high court on Sunday.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
To say that Trump is overplaying America's hand with regard to Russia is an understatement.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Barcelona is just about making its way past an era when overplayed elderly players shuffled about for far too high wages.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Trump’s lawyers may have overplayed their hand by rushing an appeal to the high court on Sunday.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
To say that Trump is overplaying America's hand with regard to Russia is an understatement.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Barcelona is just about making its way past an era when overplayed elderly players shuffled about for far too high wages.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overplay
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Still, whereas poverty has clearly contributed to Boko Haram’s rise, government and civil society actors should avoid overemphasizing its role.—
Michael W. Baca,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Dec. 2016
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The new council majority has argued that the prior group overemphasized bike transportation, as opposed to vehicles, and note that vehicles are the way that most people get around town.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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And David Rosenberg subtly underplays Alex, an American ex-pat who’s haunted by ghosts of his own.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Mainstream economists, however, believe Trump may be underplaying how damaging his policies could be.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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Once Neptune enters Aries on March 30, a wave of inspiration could surround your daily life, but also some confusion around your work life or health journey — don’t overdo it or fall for unrealistic expectations.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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But historical data suggests that most players overdo it—especially in smaller pools with fewer than 50 entrants.—
Kilty Cleary,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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One could easily be accused of overacting, of doing too much.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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There are few instances of someone overacting more in a movie, unnecessarily adding an undercurrent of murderous, jokey psychotic to an already bizarre creation.—
Mark Kennedy,
Boston Herald,
13 Dec. 2024
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Her depiction of her role at Facebook may or may not be exaggerated.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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If Reilly is right, Trump wouldn’t be the first world leader to exaggerate his accomplishments on the links.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
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One of the underlying actuarial assumptions of Social Security when it was enacted, apparently, was that the government wouldn’t be paying a whole lot of money to a whole lot of retirees.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Illinois, California and Minnesota have enacted laws protecting the earnings of young creators, and Minnesota's law includes a similar provision to Utah's that allows content featuring minors to be taken down.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But he’s also repeatedly overstated vaccines’ risks and declined to directly urge parents to vaccinate their children.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Its impact, particularly in some areas, is hard to overstate.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
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Travelers who act out drunk in public risk a fine up to €4,000 (around $4,300.64), the U.K. website states.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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The show opens with the filming of a Continental movie, with Paul Dano acting out a deadly fight scene while director Peter Berg looks on.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Overplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overplay. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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