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as in to overemphasize
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Recent Examples of overplay
Sociologist Barry Glassner, author of The Culture of Fear, highlights that societies frequently overplay dangers and underplay resilience, especially in the media.
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Margie Warrell, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
One risk: that the BOJ overplaying its hand on rate cuts might tip an underperforming economy into recession.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
But as her shell cracks, Dern moves from perplexity to anguish to incandescent rage, never once overplaying her hand.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 8 May 2024
Mac is well aware that the Internationals are the underdogs in this contest, but the extent of the American advantage is also often overplayed by the media, which solely focuses on the end results and pays short thrift to the numerous close matches that could’ve really gone either way.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Margie Warrell, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
One risk: that the BOJ overplaying its hand on rate cuts might tip an underperforming economy into recession.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
But as her shell cracks, Dern moves from perplexity to anguish to incandescent rage, never once overplaying her hand.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 8 May 2024
Mac is well aware that the Internationals are the underdogs in this contest, but the extent of the American advantage is also often overplayed by the media, which solely focuses on the end results and pays short thrift to the numerous close matches that could’ve really gone either way.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overplay
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Ignoring character, or believing it’s already addressed, leads to the danger of overemphasizing integrity and accountability while neglecting humanity and humility, for example.Mary Crossan, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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It really can’t be overemphasized how good Erivo and Grande sound together, so forgive me for bringing it up again.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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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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Pet safety: How to keep your pets safe in cold weather The best tips to heal dry and chapped lips Use lip balm or ointment throughout the day, but be careful to avoid overdoing it.Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Adapting Zombies novelist Seth Grahame-Smith’s book, which reimagined our 16th president as a kick-ass vampire slayer, director Timur Bekmambetov overdoes the gloomy grandeur and violent kill sequences.Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
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The college student performers from the Hartt School aren’t encouraged to overact during the party scene anymore — no more drunk jokes or pratfalls.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
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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
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This book only exaggerates that a little and gets the point across with its oceanography-meets-psychology text and gorgeous design. 8.Brian Boone, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has greatly exaggerated the death of legacy media in his posts on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.Peter Suciu, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Though states and municipalities are generally preempted from enacting their own limits, Congress allowed the EPA to waive the preemption rule to allow California to set certain regulations that are stricter than federal standards.Andrew Chung, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
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Even though Republicans control the White House and both chambers of Congress, there are still hurdles that line the path to enacting his vision.Stephen Fowler, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
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In 2001, Enron collapsed in a market-shaking bankruptcy amid revelations that the company had grossly overstated its earnings.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Dec. 2024
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That effectively overstated the government jobs percentage of California employment growth.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Denzel is finally able to act out his one-time fantasy of portraying Jean-Jacques Dessalines in a movie about the Haitian revolution.Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
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During the Renaissance, people in Italy would act out live nativity scenes to help tell the Christmas story.Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Overplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overplay. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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