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Recent Examples of overcommit
This should prevent City from having to overcommit their full-backs early, and means that the far-side winger (i.e. City’s right winger when teams are building up down City’s left) can tuck in onto a midfielder and help track runners.
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Just try not to overcommit, as Mercury in Sagittarius has a habit of promising the moon, but following through can be a different story.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Be mindful not to overcommit yourself socially after work.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Too much national ambition, for instance, can lead to overreach, imperiling the country that overcommits itself.
—Michael J. Mazarr, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Cautious not to overcommit, administration officials were at pains not to deem this a state-building project.
—Sarah Harrison, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
Okay, probably not, but the legendary actor joins the Only Murders cast this week as a heightened version of himself who overcommits to all of his parts.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
This brings us to our first don’t: Don’t overcommit your finances just because you’re approved for a certain amount.
—Erin Hayes Burt, Dallas News, 14 July 2023
Unfortunately, many organizations overcommit and take on too many priorities, stretching their people thin.
—Anna Oakes, Quartz, 1 June 2023
Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Just try not to overcommit, as Mercury in Sagittarius has a habit of promising the moon, but following through can be a different story.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Be mindful not to overcommit yourself socially after work.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Too much national ambition, for instance, can lead to overreach, imperiling the country that overcommits itself.
—Michael J. Mazarr, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Cautious not to overcommit, administration officials were at pains not to deem this a state-building project.
—Sarah Harrison, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
Okay, probably not, but the legendary actor joins the Only Murders cast this week as a heightened version of himself who overcommits to all of his parts.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
This brings us to our first don’t: Don’t overcommit your finances just because you’re approved for a certain amount.
—Erin Hayes Burt, Dallas News, 14 July 2023
Unfortunately, many organizations overcommit and take on too many priorities, stretching their people thin.
—Anna Oakes, Quartz, 1 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcommit
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Republicans are in agreement about extending the expiring provisions passed in 2017, but Trump promised a hodge-podge of new tax breaks on the campaign trail, some of which will face GOP resistance.David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
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The twenty-one-day scramble toward the snap election promised to be chaotic, and in the wake of the announcement Macron’s popularity plunged to new lows.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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As law enforcement gathered information about the life and recent whereabouts of the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, an attorney representing the suspect vowed to fight extradition to New York City.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Separately, President Joe Biden has vowed to support Syria’s neighbors during the transition from the Assad regime and to protect US personnel in their continued mission against ISIS.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Over his years on Days, Clyde committed murder, rape, and blackmail, displayed both homophobic and misogynistic tendencies, was thrown in and busted out of prison, and ran a drug ring.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Club officials had a plethora of permutations for how this winter would unfold, but had not committed to anything before gathering this week at the Winter Meetings.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Latino history in the U.S. is plighted with systemic issues from mass deportations in the 1920s and 1930s, to poor working conditions for farm workers, to segregated schools, to arrests and stereotypes during the war on drugs.Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
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Not for months, but for years, plighting their troth.Guy Martin, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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One significant power President-elect Donald Trump will have when he is sworn into office again in January is granting pardons for those who have committed federal crimes.Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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The brand is always near the top of our rice cooker testing, and many staffers in the test kitchen swear by them.Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
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The two got engaged in 2014 and have remained affianced since.Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
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Alexandra Crotin, a rep for Stone, later confirmed to USA TODAY the actress and writer are now affianced.Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2019
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“Overcommit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcommit. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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