overboard
adverb
over·board
ˈō-vər-ˌbȯrd 
1
: over the side of a ship or boat into the water
2
: to extremes of enthusiasm
3
: into discard : aside
Examples of overboard in a Sentence
He threw the fish overboard.
The boy fell overboard and almost drowned.
One of the sailors fell into the water, and someone shouted “Man overboard!”.
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Paddington and others are thrown overboard while in the Amazon.
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Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 Feb. 2025
Met with suspicion by the drone’s pilot, the captain kills the man during a loud, nighttime storm, and lobs him overboard — and then lies about his activities when others step out onto the deck.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
Lakers Plaschke: Sinking Lakers franchise must throw LeBron James and Anthony Davis overboard
Dec. 9, 2024
Ham was hired by the Lakers as a first-time head coach in 2022, after 11 years as an assistant with the Lakers, Atlanta Hawks and Bucks.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
His resume speaks for itself — no need for the on-air cast to go overboard in deifying him.
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 Feb. 2025
Met with suspicion by the drone’s pilot, the captain kills the man during a loud, nighttime storm, and lobs him overboard — and then lies about his activities when others step out onto the deck.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
Lakers Plaschke: Sinking Lakers franchise must throw LeBron James and Anthony Davis overboard
Dec. 9, 2024
Ham was hired by the Lakers as a first-time head coach in 2022, after 11 years as an assistant with the Lakers, Atlanta Hawks and Bucks.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
His resume speaks for itself — no need for the on-air cast to go overboard in deifying him.
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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overboard
adverb
over·board
ˈō-vər-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
1
: over the side of a ship into the water
2
: to extremes of enthusiasm
go overboard for a new fad
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