as in popularized
to use so much as to make less appealing
she had overused that joke to the point where it was eliciting groans and not guffaws
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Recent Examples of overused
That might not be a good thing The pouches, which have become a convenient option for busy parents, can have several consequences for children if overused, doctors and other experts warn.
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Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Project 2025 says the Antiquities Act of 1906 has been overused and that public lands need to remain open to a wide range of uses.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Project 2025 says the monument law has been overused and that public lands need to remain open to a wide range of uses — including oil drilling, coal mining and recreation.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Bullet points are boring and often overused and lead to text-heavy slides, which don’t translate well to the small screen.
—William Arruda, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Tian stressed that the vocabulary words highlighted as overused by AI in the new feature aren’t suggesting that those specific words were AI generated in the uploaded material.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Long, short or in between, these names aren’t likely to be overused, which will help your son to stand out.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 3 Oct. 2024
Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Project 2025 says the Antiquities Act of 1906 has been overused and that public lands need to remain open to a wide range of uses.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Project 2025 says the monument law has been overused and that public lands need to remain open to a wide range of uses — including oil drilling, coal mining and recreation.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Bullet points are boring and often overused and lead to text-heavy slides, which don’t translate well to the small screen.
—William Arruda, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Tian stressed that the vocabulary words highlighted as overused by AI in the new feature aren’t suggesting that those specific words were AI generated in the uploaded material.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Long, short or in between, these names aren’t likely to be overused, which will help your son to stand out.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Overused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overused. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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