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How to pronounce overkill in English?

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Type Words
Type of elbow grease, sweat, travail, effort, exertion
Type Words
Type of capableness, capability

Examples of overkill

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Although we took a bear canister to store food overnight, it felt like overkill.
From the sacbee.com
Impeaching Alberto Gonzales, as some are starting to suggest, would be overkill.
From the theatlantic.com
The system has become the poster child for electronic overkill applied absurdly.
From the usatoday.com
When it comes to consequences, overkill can create more problems than it solves.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Grated cheese is also a popular addition but, I think, overkill in this context.
From the guardian.co.uk
As such, when a coroutine is all that is needed, using a thread can be overkill.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Imposing Sarbanes-Oxley equally across companies both big and small was overkill.
From the techcrunch.com
That made many locals consider the government's security preparations overkill.
From the economist.com
The only rule is not to overdo it otherwise you'll end up with sugary overkill.
From the dailymail.co.uk
More examples
  • The capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required
  • Any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
  • Overkill is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey. The band has been active since 1984, releasing 15 studio albums, 2 EPs, 2 live albums and a "covers" album. ...
  • Overkill was a Marvel UK anthology published during the 1990s, deliberately designed as a Marvel equivalent to 2000AD.[https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5510941869814453320&postID=893451523810667361]
  • The O-Force is a superhuman mutant team in the Marvel Comics Universe. Their first appearance was in X-Statix #1 and was created by Peter Millligan and Michael Allred.
  • Overkill is the first EP recorded by thrash metal band Overkill released in 1984 on Azra/Metal Storm records. The EP is included on the !!!Fuck You!!! And Then Some compilation.
  • Overkill is a character from G.I. Joe, a toyline from Hasbro that has spawned comics and cartoon series. He first appeared in the 1989 ' incarnation of the series. He also appears in '.
  • "Overkill" is a song by Australian band Men at Work and featured on their 1983 album Cargo. It was written by lead singer Colin Hay. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #28 in April 1983 and peaked at #3 in early June . ...