overemphasize
verb (used with object)
to emphasize excessively.
overemphasizes
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present tense formof overemphasize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"I think our field overemphasizes testing with metabolic rate. People are actually very insensitive to changes in their own metabolic rate, so we're developing exoskeletons to do something that people can't actually perceive."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2023
Howe, co-author of a rival book on millennials and the author of the forthcoming “The Fourth Turning Is Here,” also thinks Twenge overemphasizes the power of technology, albeit for different reasons.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
It’s a mix of themes and tones, both concrete and ethereal, ghoulish and comedic, but the imbalanced direction here, by LaTanya Richardson Jackson, overemphasizes the horror too literally; it works best on a metaphorical level.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
It overemphasizes formality and presentation, attributes that favor fine dining.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2019
Ancient nations emphasized the social-national aspect of life overmuch, as for example the Spartans; the modern home overemphasizes the family aspect.
From The Nervous Housewife by Abraham Myerson
