overutilized

past tense of overutilize

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overused
Verb
  • The redemption story is overused in sports, but Anisimova coming back from a double-bagel Wimbledon final defeat against Iga Świątek to beat the same player a couple of months later was extraordinary.
    The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Just like credit scores today, which are, at best, meaningful heuristics but are grossly overused, the technology sometimes became a substitute for common sense.
    Brian Hamilton, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Overutilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overutilized. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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