overemphasize
verb (used with object)
to emphasize excessively.
had overemphasized
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past perfectof overemphasize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In dissent, Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler wrote that Mr. Evers had overemphasized race in drawing his map.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
In its eight-page analysis of Carter's program, the N.A.A.C.P. argued that the White House had overemphasized conservation measures and had offered little or nothing to increase energy production.
From Time Magazine Archive
