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- v. Simple past tense and past participle of overreact.
Examples
“Both Gates and the police officers overreacted, which is symptomatic of race relations in the US.”
“Sources familiar with Lindsay's treatment at UCLA tell TMZ ... there's a feeling among doctors that Judge Marsha Revel "overreacted" when she ordered Lindsay to stay at the facility for 90 days.”
“Sources familiar with Lindsay's treatment at UCLA tell TMZ ... there's a feeling among doctors that Judge Marsha Revel "overreacted" when she ordered Lindsay to ...”
“The metals market "overreacted" to the upside on the Chile quake news, said Bob Haberkorn,”
“In wide-ranging interview published today by the conservative Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, House Minority Leader John Boehner told the paper's editors that President Obama had 'overreacted' to the still-gushing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico: Boehner said Obama overreacted to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.”
The Huffington Post: Josh Nelson: GOP Can't Decide How to Attack Obama Over Oil Spill Response
“When asked directly by a reporter whether the administration had "overreacted" because the White House is "afraid" of the conservative media, Gibbs brushed off the question.”
The Washington Post: White House apologizes to Shirley Sherrod
“Craig also said that he "overreacted" by pleading guilty, said he should have told his wife and friends about his arrest, and said he'd retained counsel to reexamine the situation.”
“The report also concluded that the employer, a state social services agency, had "overreacted" in firing the white employee and suggested that if the court upheld the firing, then employees might seek disciplinary action if they were called "honkie, or a good old boy or Uncle Tom or chubby or fat or slim.”
Rev. Timothy McDonald: Leslie Southwick Could Turn Back the Clock on Social Justice Progress
“Now in retrospect, Jake, do you think the media kind of overreacted?”
“I think she just kind of overreacted but, I mean, it was good TV and she was really having this emotional moment.”
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