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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
overengineer .
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Examples
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Clearly, the clinic was "overengineered," as Jase might say, for the trivial work we did on a daily basis.
Spin 2005
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“It was advertised to last 50 years, and overengineered so it might last 100,” he said.
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“It was advertised to last 50 years, and overengineered so it might last 100,” he said.
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As a point of comparison, NASA's 2nd Generation RLV was (justifiably) criticized as overengineered, oversized, and overly expensive.
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Tuna and crispy shallot rolls were equally overengineered, though there was absolutely no sign of the crispy shallots.
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“It was advertised to last 50 years, and overengineered so it might last 100,” he said.
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It's overengineered to the nth degree, and throws a stupefying beam of light that seems impossible in a flashlight of its length (41/2 inches) and weight (3.3 ounces).
Penn Live Liner Spinning Reels and SureFire E2E-HA Flashlight 2007
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After all the promises made after the federal flood, you'd think that at least some portions of the rebuilt flood control systems would be impressively overengineered.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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** Duuude Toyota, I still think the 2001 Prius is overengineered!
A moment shweta_narayan 2009
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Three massive, overengineered steel buildings, 2 a quarter of a mile tall each, collapse in 10 seconds or less after being hit by 2 planes?
New Rudy Ad: He Was Stronger Than The Rest Of The World On 9/11 2009
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