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be overbearing
verb as in patronize
Example Sentences
“It’s probably better to be overbearing,” says Peden, “than have something go wrong and regret that moment and that choice for your whole life.”
The thing I’ve discovered between positive and negative commentary on my work is, the negative is often one note, but it can also be overbearing.
Since the sound of tap shoes can be overbearing, they approach it instead with an emphasis on texture.
The cues can be overbearing at times, but they never detract from the compassionate, tough experience at hand, watching someone with a threatened identity struggle with the limits of her forward-facing self.
“While out at community events, I’m the type of person that, you know, I don’t want to be overbearing, so I would just talk to people … about issues going on, or ‘Are you a voter?’ and ‘Are you gonna get out and vote?'”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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