overdo
verb (used with object)
to do to excess; overindulge in.
are overdoing
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present progressiveof overdo.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“But now companies are overdoing it. There are entire social media teams and PR firms monitoring Twitter around the clock, and all of a sudden, it doesn’t feel authentic anymore. It’s become too obvious.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2018
Somewhere, Kim Jong-un could be heard saying, “Jeez, I think you guys are overdoing it a bit.”
From MSNBC ● Dec. 21, 2017
Pick a procedure, docs here are overdoing because they can.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2017
However, even if the pair, as renowned former hedonists, are overdoing the earnestness a little as they settle into their 30s, in the quietly demented strains of Diary, it's clear neither has lost his flair.
From The Guardian ● May 15, 2013
They are overdoing it—too civil and too silent.
From A Modern Mercenary by K. (Kate) Prichard
