overshare
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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Over more than 10 years and 100 dates, Dimoldenberg's awkward flirting, deadpan silences and willingness to overshare has made her channel an unmissable stop for any celeb, single or not.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
You don’t want to overshare and trauma dump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
But I did overshare here recently about my Atomic Fireball habit, and while they’re usually individually wrapped, I found a packet with two the other day, so I doubled up.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Generally, it’s a smart idea not to overshare finances, social engagements, vacation plans, and so on.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
I think that might have been an overshare.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
He didn't say it in a jokey, "Whoops, I overshared today" way.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2023
“The social worker over-identified with my daughter and overshared his personal experiences with her,” Ms. Lavigne said.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
When both went viral last year, Calloway was transformed from an aspiring memoirist who overshared on Instagram to a one-woman soap opera the entire internet loved to hate-watch.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 28, 2020
She hugged and overshared, they both cheated, and the fairy-tale marriage was followed by a nightmare divorce and the gradual disintegration of the welfare state, state funding for education, and the fantasy of social mobility.
From Slate ● May 19, 2018
Ms. Schumer said her mother had no boundaries and her father overshared, treating her like a college pal.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2013
But you should avoid oversharing, for instance including the specifics of your holiday plans, or boasting about things like second homes or expensive hobbies.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The line between giving just enough personal information for a better prompt, and dangerous oversharing, can be thin when you’re interacting with a chatbot.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Autonomous AI agents can simply be misconfigured, creating vulnerabilities by overexposing and oversharing sensitive data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
This case might serve valuable public interests by discouraging this kind of lurid oversharing and by beginning to push back a bit on the idea that there’s nowhere to hide.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026
Platt admires the old-school mystery that stars of a former generation enjoyed, and seeks to emulate that as much as possible within a modern landscape filled with oversharing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
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