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- verb Simple past of
overspeak .
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Examples
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backed off his comments earlier this week, saying he "overspoke," but it was too late.
Crooks and Liars David 2011
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“You overspoke before,” he said with faint reproof.
Stone and Anvil Peter David 2003
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I didn't -- the last word is dropped because he overspoke you.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The last words of your answer dropped because he overspoke you.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva found the metaphor too good to pass up -- threatening to throw his slipper at Venezuela's Hugo Chavez if he overspoke his podium time.
FP Passport 2009
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The outspoken Grassely later said he overspoke and then denounced companies sucking on the "tit of the taxpayer."
The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy Danny Schechter 2009
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva found the metaphor too good to pass up -- threatening to throw his slipper at Venezuela's Hugo Chavez if he overspoke his podium time.
FP Passport 2009
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva found the metaphor too good to pass up -- threatening to throw his slipper at Venezuela's Hugo Chavez if he overspoke his podium time.
FP Passport 2009
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva found the metaphor too good to pass up -- threatening to throw his slipper at Venezuela's Hugo Chavez if he overspoke his podium time.
FP Passport 2009
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva found the metaphor too good to pass up -- threatening to throw his slipper at Venezuela's Hugo Chavez if he overspoke his podium time.
FP Passport 2009
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