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▸ noun: (literally) Destruction beyond what is necessary to kill, especially in murder.
▸ noun: (by extension) An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.
▸ noun: (manufacturing) An unnecessary excess of disposal because of too high criteria of inspection.
▸ verb: (transitive) To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.
▸ verb: (manufacturing) To dispose of too many items because of too-high criteria of inspection.
▸ verb: To do something excessive to achieve a goal.
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overdosing,
overload,
too much,
overabundance,
overdestructiveness,
overdoer,
overutilization,
overforce,
overreach,
overseverity,
more...
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rhetorical,
nuclear,
prehistoric,
such,
verbal,
massive,
technological,
regulatory,
little,
aboriginal,
environmental
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