Example Sentences

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Now chronic disease is on the rise, a scourge these animal lovers attribute to ultraprocessed kibble and overmedication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Kennedy, the secretary of Health and Human Services, sees them as a major symbol of the country’s overmedication.

From Slate • Jul. 25, 2025

He sighed: "There's very little treatment outside of medication — or overmedication, as I call it."

From Salon • May 9, 2023

O.C.D. combined with sleep deprivation and overmedication led to an angsty, early teenage flavor of nihilism — arguably the worst kind.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022

A report commissioned by her office blamed her front-line constituent services team for mishandling the report on overmedication problems, but acknowledged that senior staff members erred as well.

From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2015