overemphasis
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- overemphatic adjective
Etymology
Origin of overemphasis
Example Sentences
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An overemphasis on winning risks rewarding the vigilant while exhausting everyone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
The study, published last week in Nature Sustainability, found that an overemphasis on recycling has distracted us from better options for preventing waste.
From Salon • Aug. 7, 2023
Yet according to a growing body of research, an overemphasis on passion for one’s work can be detrimental in a number of ways.
From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2023
“Our sport has a constant overemphasis of results over experience,” McCoy said.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2022
Many a boy's power to enjoy the rhythm and melody of poetry has been destroyed by the overemphasis of the critical facility during his high school course.
From How to Teach by Strayer, George Drayton
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