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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcontrol.

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Examples

  • It overcontrols for variance in parks and fielders, but offers a comparison point (or regression target) for rv100.

    The Hardball Times Harry Pavlidis 2010

  • When a parent nervously overcontrols a teen’s homework schedule, or when a parent reads and corrects the homework, the student doesn’t have the opportunity to learn the nuanced relationship between his effort and his outcomes.

    The Blessing of a B Minus Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2010

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