overutilizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of overutilize
as in overdoes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overutilizes
  1. overdoes
  2. encroaches
  3. overuses
  4. invades
  5. exceeds
  6. entrenches
  7. transcends
  8. surpasses
Verb
  • Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026
  • Alexander’s staging occasionally overdoes the comic exuberance.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of overdoes
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  • The case also determined that the neighbor has the right to trim any greenery that encroaches onto their property.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • As long as nothing encroaches on their territories, these mega-caps can continue to invent and profit with their core businesses generating consistent gains.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 June 2026
Definition of encroaches
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  • That’s important, since many people make the mistake—both in the gym and daily life—of shrugging their shoulders up to their ears, which overuses the upper traps and elevates the scapula.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 25 Aug. 2025
Definition of overuses
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  • After their final payment to an agency in Sofia, fronted by a foreboding redhead equipped with a mechanical smile and a calculator, Russia invades Ukraine.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
  • Evil Dead Burn follows a family whose lives are torn apart after a demonic spirit invades their home in the wake of a death.
    — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of invades
Verb
  • That could mean a turnout that exceeds 22%, which also would be a record.
    — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But this trend stops working when the eruption exceeds a certain magnitude.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of exceeds
Verb
  • Whether saving hemp beverages helps those operators or entrenches a cheaper parallel market beside the one they are stuck in is the question the campaign leaves open.
    — Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Unlimited special-interest and private money in elections entrenches commitments to existing tax breaks and spending programs.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Definition of entrenches
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  • The collaboration between Hinkel and the Bethels transcends normal industry partnerships.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Steve Hartman reports on a healing friendship that transcends species.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of transcends
Verb
  • Thailand’s high rate of gun ownership is second only to Pakistan in Asia, and far surpasses its Southeast Asian neighbors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Consequently, China now surpasses the US in global favorability in key regions.
    — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of surpasses
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