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Recent Examples of overemotional
Yes, that was Mother in a nutshell, or a caul: an overemotional territory with no boundaries whatsoever.
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Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
West threatened a lawsuit over his portrayal as an overemotional, insecure, and miserable executive still haunted by his six losses to the Celtics in the Finals.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022
Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
West threatened a lawsuit over his portrayal as an overemotional, insecure, and miserable executive still haunted by his six losses to the Celtics in the Finals.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overemotional
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The Ducks are comfortable playing firewagon hockey as a mediocre-to-poor defensive team with the talent to outscore its mistakes, particularly with the backing of its frenzied home crowd at Orange County’s first playoff hockey in eight years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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From my steward remembering my name to a bartender recalling my exact drink order amid a frenzied crowd during a late-night piano show, the staff are plentiful and seem genuinely eager to greet guests attentively, which creates a personalized atmosphere on a ship that is otherwise massive.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The resulting film, Yes—opening this week in New York City—begins with an orgiastic carnival among warmongers in Tel Aviv.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Vanity Fair,
25 Mar. 2026
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Along the road of The Bride and Frank’s orgiastic spree, a Berlin-like underground club called Depravation (applause to Gyllenhaal for bringing Swedish music artist Fever Ray to the big screen) could’ve been a showstopping setpiece.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps this was just some overexcited UFO diehard with a hunch and money to burn.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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The road to the majors is a perilous one, so don’t get overexcited.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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In that moment, all the troubles that Springsteen and the audience had commiserated over during the first third of the concert evaporated into a place of uninhibited, joyous nostalgia.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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News outlets slowly picked up on providing comment functions, hesitant at first to introduce the possibility for readers to leave their opinions directly and uninhibited in spaces formerly exclusively populated by professional journalists.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Among its more iconic designs is the Traveller jacket, made from a lightweight shell fabric amenable to overheated airports or rainy city days.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
13 Apr. 2026
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Grants of $15,000 to $40,000 will support efforts to cool overheated areas, improve air quality and increase access to nature across San Diego County.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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With all of the film’s complicated theoretical physics and flowery musings about the power of love and time, going melodramatic could push the film into eyeroll territory.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Many early critics have disparaged the film for being a confusing, melodramatic, metaphysical mess.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Barkin, who was dating Levinson at the time of the film’s production, gamely strives to anchor the odd, histrionic film with her performance and wrings real pathos out of Lynn’s brittle and wounded demeanor.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Crucially, the show’s histrionic extravagance had a purpose in illustrating the life-or-death stakes of youthful emotion.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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After the Met announced the Bezoses’ participation, many social media users — who are the Met Gala’s most enthusiastic promoters, tuning into Vogue’s livestream and analyzing looks for days afterwards — called for a boycott.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Most Californians are no doubt still rightly enthusiastic about protecting our coastline treasures.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Overemotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overemotional. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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