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as in to overemphasize
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Recent Examples of overplay
Without overplaying her hand, Adams understands that James is a proxy for the audience processing Doubt’s thorny ideas.
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
The key is to position your offer as a natural fit for their needs without overplaying your hand.
—Alla Adam, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
But the president-elect's favors are fickle, and there are already signs that Musk may be overplaying his hand.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
The president believed that the media, and political rivals such as Trump, were overplaying the threat.
—Joe Klein, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2017
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
The key is to position your offer as a natural fit for their needs without overplaying your hand.
—Alla Adam, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
But the president-elect's favors are fickle, and there are already signs that Musk may be overplaying his hand.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
The president believed that the media, and political rivals such as Trump, were overplaying the threat.
—Joe Klein, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overplay
Verb
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The national importance of this prosecution cannot be overemphasized.—
Nick Akerman,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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First, a person starts to overemphasize their wins, leading them to gamble more.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Notice the costs of underplaying the conversation, which many tend to do.—
Hylke Faber,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Gonski said that in addition to overstating certifiers’ responsibilities, Follow the Law’s messaging underplays the protections that already exist.—
Phoebe Petrovic,
ProPublica,
30 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Some formulas overdo the moisture and leave hair limp, while skipping conditioner altogether leads to dryness, tangles, and breakage.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
16 Feb. 2025
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But like any balanced diet, don't overdo it. — AVIV JOSHUA, RDN, MEDICAL EXPERT BOARD Drinking OJ in Moderation Orange juice is rich in healthy nutrients.—
Aviv Joshua, MS,
Verywell Health,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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There are few instances of someone overacting more in a movie, unnecessarily adding an undercurrent of murderous, jokey psychotic to an already bizarre creation.—
Mark Kennedy,
Boston Herald,
13 Dec. 2024
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The college student performers from the Hartt School aren’t encouraged to overact during the party scene anymore — no more drunk jokes or pratfalls.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The seasonal adjustment process may be exaggerating January inflation, due to the lingering effects of earlier inflation surges on the adjustment process.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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Content creators exaggerate stakes to make their content urgent and existential.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Ivanhoe grant marked only the latest fallout in the Kansas City metro from the wave of spending cuts and reductions enacted since President Donald Trump took office.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
18 Feb. 2025
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Some states are already making moves President Biden’s administration largely blocked states from enacting work rules of their own and required 10 states to remove the requirement for Medicaid coverage.—
Amanda Seitz,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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To Vincent, there was no overstating the danger of gambling to the sport.—
Tyler Kepner,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
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The threat of blanket tariffs is likely being overstated, Ross said in an interview with CNN.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The research highlights the need to rethink how young students who act out are treated by educators, given the dire consequences of defaulting to traditional modes of punishment.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
31 Jan. 2025
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In that sense, Mad Bills to Pay is a classic coming-of-age story about growing up and taking on responsiblity, about committing major actions and not just acting out.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Overplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overplay. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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