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Recent Examples of overcommit
However, Venus in Aquarius reminds you to temper the fun with practicality and mindfulness, so don’t overcommit or stress about making the night perfect.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
For example, many of us overcommit due to a fear of disappointing others or missing out on opportunities.
—Israa Nasir, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
This should prevent City from having to overcommit their full-backs early, and means that the far-side winger (i.e. City’s right winger when teams are building up down City’s left) can tuck in onto a midfielder and help track runners.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Just try not to overcommit, as Mercury in Sagittarius has a habit of promising the moon, but following through can be a different story.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Be mindful not to overcommit yourself socially after work.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Too much national ambition, for instance, can lead to overreach, imperiling the country that overcommits itself.
—Michael J. Mazarr, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Cautious not to overcommit, administration officials were at pains not to deem this a state-building project.
—Sarah Harrison, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
Okay, probably not, but the legendary actor joins the Only Murders cast this week as a heightened version of himself who overcommits to all of his parts.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
For example, many of us overcommit due to a fear of disappointing others or missing out on opportunities.
—Israa Nasir, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
This should prevent City from having to overcommit their full-backs early, and means that the far-side winger (i.e. City’s right winger when teams are building up down City’s left) can tuck in onto a midfielder and help track runners.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Just try not to overcommit, as Mercury in Sagittarius has a habit of promising the moon, but following through can be a different story.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Be mindful not to overcommit yourself socially after work.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Too much national ambition, for instance, can lead to overreach, imperiling the country that overcommits itself.
—Michael J. Mazarr, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Cautious not to overcommit, administration officials were at pains not to deem this a state-building project.
—Sarah Harrison, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
Okay, probably not, but the legendary actor joins the Only Murders cast this week as a heightened version of himself who overcommits to all of his parts.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcommit
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Musk has promised fully self-driving Teslas for about a decade and failed to deliver.—
Chris Kirkham and Abhirup Roy,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Trump had once promised to end the conflict on his first day back in office, but has recently altered that prediction to allow for the first six months of his new administration.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Meantime, immigrant rights activists are vowing to disrupt any raids. — PREPPING FOR ’26: The Department of Recreation and Parks has begun laying the groundwork for a bond measure in 2026 to generate funding for its facilities.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Just days earlier, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to expand his country's nuclear arsenal, currently comprised of roughly 50 nuclear warheads.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Despite controlling 16 of 28 draws, Maryland failed to convert 4 of 7 free-position opportunities, committed two shot-clock violations, and hit the post on at least two occasions.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Feb. 2025
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Even 45 years after the fact, Dorrigo’s lip curls at the very idea of talking to the Japanese about the crimes committed against their prisoners.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Latino history in the U.S. is plighted with systemic issues from mass deportations in the 1920s and 1930s, to poor working conditions for farm workers, to segregated schools, to arrests and stereotypes during the war on drugs.—
Gina Lee Castro,
Journal Sentinel,
11 Oct. 2024
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Not for months, but for years, plighting their troth.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2024
Verb
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The announcement comes after Harris's term in the Biden administration concluded last month when her election opponent, now President Donald Trump, was sworn back into office.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Having ‘a roadmap’ might sound cliché, but there’s a reason why most industry professionals swear by them.—
Jamie Wareham,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The two got engaged in 2014 and have remained affianced since.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
Peoplemag,
5 May 2023
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Alexandra Crotin, a rep for Stone, later confirmed to USA TODAY the actress and writer are now affianced.—
Charles Trepany,
USA TODAY,
5 Dec. 2019
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“Overcommit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcommit. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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