overanalyze
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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This may sound bossy, but in the absence of clear communication, we tend to overanalyze, says Sara Jane Ho, an etiquette expert and host of the Netflix show “Mind Your Manners.”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026
“They do a great job of preventing runs and every ball game was essentially pretty close, so I’m not going to overanalyze how many runs we scored this series,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
Before posting, I overanalyze and scrutinize every inch of my body.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2022
“The human nature is to dive into it, think about it and almost overanalyze sometimes. That’s just humans being humans,” Lock said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
Kelbick was cautious not to overanalyze Antetokounmpo’s issues because he had no direct knowledge of the Bucks star’s thought process.
From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2021
Swift has such a controlled public image, Reid theorized, that even the tiniest piece of information gets overanalyzed.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2022
Because his playing time was limited, he overthought each at-bat and overanalyzed each performance.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2019
Perhaps the trend can also be explained by the fact that modern parenthood itself is so torturously overanalyzed.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2018
In short, overanalyzed and over-coached modern players are getting worse, not better, he says.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 19, 2017
And it is, in the words of Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes, “the most ridiculously talked-about and overanalyzed issue in the game.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2012
If we were constantly overanalyzing every decision, we wouldn't be able to move through the world effectively.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2024
But that hasn’t stopped her fans from overanalyzing the song choices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
“It’s much harder to be worrying about the future or thinking about the past or overanalyzing what you’re saying when you’re having that kind of multisensory experience.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2022
Instead of overanalyzing every play or overthinking during a slump, the 25-year-old started to stress having a more consistent approach to games despite the result.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
“TikTok users overanalyzing videos going viral on the app is nothing new.”
From The Verge ● Dec. 6, 2021
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