overuses
Employs too much
Overuses is the third-person singular of overuse—to use something too much or too often: He overuses exclamation points.
As a noun, overuses refers to multiple instances of excessive use: The report documented overuses of antibiotics in livestock farming.
Consumes to excess
- abusesMisuses or mistreats
- exhaustsCompletely uses up
- depletesUses until gone
- exploitsNotable daring actions
overdoes · overworks · strains · overextends · overtaxes · wears out · runs down · drains
Occurs more than once
- rehashesPresents old material anew
- recyclesProcesses waste for reuse
- reiteratesSays something again
- wears thinGradually loses effect
overplays · harps on · belabors · echoes · parrots · regurgitates · restates · hammers
Overused, predictable expressions
- buzzwordsTrendy technical jargon
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- catchphrasesMemorable associated expressions
- platitudesTrite moral remarks
stock phrases · filler words · verbal tics · bromides · truisms · slogans · mantras · tropes
Uses more than necessary
- overharvestsExtracts beyond sustainable yield
- overfishesCatches beyond sustainability
- overdrawsWithdraws past zero
- overgrazesFeeds livestock excessively
strip-mines · squanders · misallocates · hoards · monopolizes · overutilizes · runs dry
overindulges
Consumes to excess
exploits · overdoes · overworks · strains · overextends · overtaxes · wears out · runs down · drains · milks
repeats
Occurs more than once
- rehashesPresents old material anew
- recyclesProcesses waste for reuse
- reiteratesSays something again
wears thin · overplays · harps on · belabors · echoes · parrots · regurgitates · restates · hammers · pounds
cliches
Overused, predictable expressions
- buzzwordsTrendy technical jargon
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- catchphrasesMemorable associated expressions
platitudes · stock phrases · filler words · verbal tics · bromides · truisms · slogans · mantras · tropes · formulaic language
overconsumes
Uses more than necessary
- overharvestsExtracts beyond sustainable yield
- overfishesCatches beyond sustainability
- overdrawsWithdraws past zero
overgrazes · strip-mines · squanders · misallocates · hoards · monopolizes · overutilizes · runs dry
- overuse injuryDamage from repeated stress
- overuse injuriesDamage from repeated stress
- antibiotic overuseUnnecessary bacterial medication prescribing