overshare
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
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It is easy to overshare when you’re trying to break taboos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
"With my friends, I tend to either overshare and regret it, or isolate myself from them and regret it."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 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
Kevin Tsujihara; and the actors Morgan Freeman and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who overshared on Instagram that he was “blown away to be told about the level of love the Saudi people have for me.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2018
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
Research shows small talk can boost mental health, though there’s a fine line between friendly banter and oversharing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 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
"I think the thing about me in the oversharing is that the sharing always feels like so much more important than any privacy," she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 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
Back home, Dutch filmmaker Halina Reijn is known as an acclaimed stage and film actor, albeit one with a reputation for oversharing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2025
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