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- adjective Present participle of
overpromote .
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Examples
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I concede that Al Gore and others have been guilty at times of overpromoting the cause: being a bit too flippant in describing the state of climate science as bullet-proof, and a bit too hyperbolic in suggesting impending ecological disasters as certain and imminent.
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They promote conservation and at the same time take no responsibilty for overpromoting famous trout fisheries.
Have We Pounded Trout into Submission? Tim Romano 2007
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In our fee-for-service system, doctors and hospitals actually profit by overpromoting and overusing unnecessary, unproven, or potentially harmful tests and treatments.
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In our fee-for-service system, doctors and hospitals actually profit by overpromoting and overusing unnecessary, unproven, or potentially harmful tests and treatments.
Health-Care Savings Series—Day 8: Avoid unnecessary visits, tests, and treatments 2008
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In our fee-for-service system, doctors and hospitals actually profit by overpromoting and overusing unnecessary, unproven, or potentially harmful tests and treatments.
Health-Care Savings Series—Day 8: Avoid unnecessary visits, tests, and treatments 2008
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In our fee-for-service system, doctors and hospitals actually profit by overpromoting and overusing unnecessary, unproven, or potentially harmful tests and treatments.
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The only spot of mess is Melski's apparent uncertainty about his theme, wanting to satirize suburban normalcy but without overpromoting the illegal deviations from the norm.
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7:59: Lil Rounds — who I said they were overpromoting — is given the finale spot, and she's singing "The Rose" — which Trooper York said Allison should sing.
"This... is Quentin Tarantino." "And this... is 'American Idol.'" Ann Althouse 2009
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