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Overthought
verb
Past of overthink
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Obviously tea isn't tea if you don't dunk a biscuit in it, and academics have even overthought this simple pleasure.
"I didn't really want to give her too many looks on second serves [but] I think maybe I overthought it too much.
Strong candidates reportedly overthought it while others - whose forte does not lie in maths - completely clammed up when faced with a deceptively simple exam question in Australia.
Even the choice of Jack Garratt - electronic maestro and Brits Critics' Choice Winner 2016 - as support act feels like an overthought lunge outside of the box.
"Acting, sometimes I think the whole thing's a little overthought, overworked," he said.
This overwrought — and overthought — homage is diverting, but it pales in comparison with its outsized subject.
The result is undernourished and overthought.
First my writing became overthought, and then it went rank with the odor of desperation.
To my surprise, he winced, his response illuminating the widespread conviction among chefs that Italian cooking should never be overthought or overworked — that its spirit runs contrary to that and its fans wouldn't be pleased.
He struggled with Mr. Saint Laurent's legacy and with the colors, and he generally overthought the sexy bits.
A lot goes on in "Trespass," including the rhythmic/arrhythmic stimulus of Mark-Anthony Turnage's powerful score; busy costumes by Mr. Wallinger; several finely managed ensemble sections; and a duet for Sarah Lamb and Mr. McRae that has gasp-inducing, slightly overthought acrobatic complexity.
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