overuse

[ US /ˌoʊvɝˈjuz/ ]
VERB
  1. make use of too often or too extensively
NOUN
  1. exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
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How To Use overuse In A Sentence

  • Emphasizing elimination through the overuse of purgatives in an already deficient individual can further deplete the body's store of minerals and essential B vitamins as well as imbalance beneficial intestinal micro-organisms.
  • I needed more than just overused cliches to pick up my sprits by then.
  • The colours are vibrant and bright, although coloured lighting is overused in many areas.
  • Dancers may want to vary their physical experience in order to prevent overuse injuries such as tendinitis.
  • They have been drained of meaning by their lazy overuse, dangerously sharp and potent concepts reduced to kitsch cliché.
  • “The savings would come from standardizing and simplifying all sectors of the health care system; implementing measures to reduce overuse and underuse of health care; investing in effective treatment and prevention; and reducing costs by developing technology and regulatory reforms.” Duh pookie
  • The spread of resistance is being fuelled by both underuse and overuse of drugs.
  • It's a metaphor too good not to overuse, which is why everything from insurance companies to arctic icebreakers have incorporated the word Sampo in their names. The Lure Of The Sampo
  • Growing cities, overuse of fertilizers, and factories that heedlessly dump wastewater have degraded China's water supplies to the extent that half the nation's rivers and lakes are severely polluted.
  • Formication also occurs in alcoholism and can be a symptom of drug toxicity, particularly from overuse of cocaine and amphetamines.
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