overemphasize
verb (used with object)
to emphasize excessively.
overemphasized
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past participleof overemphasize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof overemphasize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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Claude’s advice, while similar, overemphasized data from my smartwatch, Ranji said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
She pointed to the presidential campaign of Harris, who could be the first woman and first person of Asian descent to serve as president, but who Lien said has strategically not overemphasized that fact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024
Walgreens: A top Walgreens executive conceded that pharmacy chain brass may have overemphasized the threat of organized retail theft in San Francisco, The San Francisco Chronicle reports.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
They are highlighting that he twice left low-level secretary of state office jobs after being written up for poor job performance and questions over whether he’s overemphasized his military service.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
The importance of productive imagery cannot be overemphasized.
From How to Teach by George Drayton Strayer
