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
Until Williamson’s return, all that’s left for his fans to do is rewatch old highlights, overanalyze new ones and wonder what could be.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
Before posting, I overanalyze and scrutinize every inch of my body.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2022
“I’m not going to overanalyze or dissect what happened specifically yesterday with one move,” Judge said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
Lines of sight are obstructed by foliage, sounds are amplified and overanalyzed.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
Because his playing time was limited, he overthought each at-bat and overanalyzed each performance.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2019
It’s true that the first lady’s fashion choices are sometimes overanalyzed.
From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2018
Paisley probably hasn’t overanalyzed herself in this way.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2018
And regardless of how Rory plays going forward, this move is sure to get overanalyzed, so we're selling that too.
From Golf Digest ● Aug. 1, 2017
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
Since Wilson returned from a four-game injury absence, Saleh said the Jets have been working “relentlessly” on his tempo, footwork and eyes, him working through progressions and not overanalyzing what he’s seeing.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
“TikTok users overanalyzing videos going viral on the app is nothing new.”
From The Verge ● Dec. 6, 2021
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