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overkill - use in sentences
Converse of object
- seem: The sendmail alias solution seems a bit overkill IMO.
- become: The cello adds an eerie touch that ( thank God ) never becomes overkill.
- avoid: We avoid training overkill by planning learning with specific benefits for niche groups rather than taking a sheep dip approach.
- consider: Depending upon your situation, many will be considered overkill.
Adjective modifier
- complete: In a complete overkill these 20p sparklers get full coverage with pictures and a video clip!
- military: Stopping Saddam is not a matter of gung-ho military overkill.
- slight: The results were good, but we couldn't shake the feeling that it was slight overkill for our little inkjet printer.
- total: As for the X1800XT as you can see it is working lol... it is total overkill for my needs I reckon.. .
- little: If you're going for the handheld option then omni-directional is a little overkill; but certainly worth considering if scanning speed is important.
- regulatory: Or, however worthy the intentions, are we faced with regulatory overkill?
Modifies a noun
- capacity: Per the Hollywood blockbuster norm, the Extra Features on this disk are at overkill capacity.
- image: Photo Gallery: Overkill Images of the arched bridge on the road near Newsam Green.
Noun used with modifier
- bit: The sendmail alias solution seems a bit overkill IMO.
- advertisement: Seems channel 4 are getting as bad as $ ky for advertisement overkill of its programs.
- policy: His concern about so-called policy overkill is based on historical precedents.
- medium: It certainly couldn't have been caused by media overkill.
Preposition: in
- department: I now know why Deadbase gives you such overkill in the weaponry department: you need it for Mountain of Fire.
Preposition: for
- user: Overkill for most users with no intention of overclocking or tweaking their PC.
- purpose: Perhaps rather an overkill for most on-road purposes, and with the penalty of extra weight and probably higher rolling resistance.
- application: Ethernet is overkill for this application; UPSes simply don't need that kind of bandwidth.
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