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overdevelopment

Definitions

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  • noun Excessive development; the state or quality of being overdeveloped

Etymologies

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overdevelop +‎ -ment

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Examples

  • I agree overdevelopment is a big issue - I think this is true not just for the "city folk" but also for people who already hunt and now find it increasingly difficult to find a place to hunt because overdevelopment is reducing the amount of land that is open to hunting and putting increasing demand for the existing hunting lands.

    What poses the greatest risk to hunting? 2009

  • I agree overdevelopment is a big issue - I think this is true not just for the "city folk" but also for people who already hunt and now find it increasingly difficult to find a place to hunt because overdevelopment is reducing the amount of land that is open to hunting and putting increasing demand for the existing hunting lands.

    What poses the greatest risk to hunting? 2009

  • Other local developmentsA proposal to develop a house in Mill Road, Lisvane has been met with objections from the local Lisvane community council – who feel the application is for an overdevelopment which is not in keeping with the area.

    Planning committee preview 2010

  • This area has massive aqueducts, power lines, freeways, ports, and airports that have led to its "overdevelopment".

    Mayor Sam and Zuma Dogg Show 2 2007

  • Multifamily housing starts collapsed in the '80s, "overdevelopment" whining to the contrary.

    Mayor Sam's Hotsheet for Tuesday 2006

  • Democrats ... overcome Republican cultural appeals ... with more focused attention to bread-and-butter concerns [such as overdevelopment]. '

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Gubernatorial Wins in NJ & VA Show How Dems Can Beat GOP (Stuck with Bush) 2005

  • Democrats ... overcome Republican cultural appeals ... with more focused attention to bread-and-butter concerns [such as overdevelopment].

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Gubernatorial Wins in NJ & VA Show How Dems Can Beat GOP (Stuck with Bush) 2005

  • An "overdevelopment" without God leads to a "moral underdevelopment," which is the enemy of true human development.

    Asianews.it 2010

  • An "overdevelopment" without God leads to a "moral underdevelopment," which is the enemy of true human development.

    Asianews.it 2010

  • An "overdevelopment" without God leads to a "moral underdevelopment," which is the enemy of true human development.

    Asianews.it 2010

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