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

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Examples

  • I'd also point out that the delectable S A Smith overeggs her cake by claiming, 'retroelements are just dandy for phylogenetic analysis', what the paper she cites actually says is, 'The presence of a retrotransposon at a single locus in multiple taxa remains an extremely powerful phylogenetic marker, but caution is required before concluding that the existence of a particular SINE at a particular locus in multiple individuals is indicative of common ancestry'.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

  • Admittedly, that mindblowing run-on sentence at the end overeggs the pudding.

    The Biblicals 2007

  • Except for Mr. Robbins, whose squirmingly self-conscious speeches to the audience give him little choice but to be charming, nobody overeggs the pudding, nor is anyone too pretty or too cute.

    ArtsJournal: Daily Arts News 2009

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