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
“But it’s hard to kind of overanalyze what we did today, or these last couple of games, with run prevention. We just didn’t pitch well.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2023
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
“Links golf is even more of a lottery than your week-in, week-out golf where the conditions are even more predictable. You can’t kind of overanalyze it, I don’t think.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 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
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
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
That’s when you start overanalyzing everything you do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2025
If we were constantly overanalyzing every decision, we wouldn't be able to move through the world effectively.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2024
“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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