as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
no musician could live up to the overextravagant praise that was heaped on that promising violinist
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Adjective
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The Indian rupee has been depreciating against the U.S. dollar this week, but the government has enough foreign exchange reserves to stem any excessive currency moves, sources within the government said.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025 -
Forgiveness for students who saw excessive loan interest after 10 or 20 years would likely no longer be an option.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The maneuver takes place as Paramount is under extreme pressure to cut millions of dollars from its operating costs.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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However, these approaches can face challenges, including limited effectiveness in mitigating the sharp, high-frequency impact noises of pickleball and having potential durability issues in extreme weather.—
Scott Miller,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Your voice is insane.—
Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com,
al,
4 Apr. 2023
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But obviously winning the grand jury prize was insane.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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This pick is also available in four other colors and a variety of smaller and larger sizes, but the oatmeal hue offers the steepest discount.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Those steep canyons were too treacherous to hike into—a broken ankle would require an air evacuation—so the crew’s assignment was to create a mile-long containment line in the peaks west of Mount Wilson Observatory.—
M. R. O’Connor,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Archaeologists found the artwork in the floor of an extravagant mansion in Pompeii known as the House of the Faun in 1831.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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Top 3 Can't Miss Known for its extravagant events featuring LGBTQ+ icons, Nemacolin is a resort to experience at least once.—
Jared Ranahan,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Overextravagant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextravagant. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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