overdevelop
verb (used with or without object)
to develop to excess.
overdevelopment
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a word derived from
overdevelop.
Example Sentences
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It was caused partly by record rain, but was also a reckoning for years of rampant overdevelopment and a waste management system under enormous strain.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
However, those in favour of a new park said it could protect rural areas, especially from overdevelopment, while also bringing recognition to the region.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
Among recent arrivals surveyed, 71% cited the lack of affordable housing as their biggest issue, ahead of traffic, homelessness, local leadership, taxes, overdevelopment and crime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024
Native Hawaiians, who consider Mauna Kea sacred, have opposed the TMT and long campaigned against overdevelopment of the summit, which is home to 13 observatories.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 10, 2024
Though its origin is primarily physiological, it soon induces a psychological state and results in an overuse or overdevelopment of the cerebral metronome.
From The Principles of English Versification by Paull Franklin Baum
