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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
overcomplicate . - adjective
excessively complicated
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Examples
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More and more characters were getting the name Ultimate slapped on their names and sent out into the books and by the time the final issues were coming out, it had to have as much if not more explanation to your average reader than the original 'overcomplicated' Uncanny X-Men.
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The fewer ingredients the better -- gin and tonics, with gin, tonic, and lime, are right at the edge of overcomplicated and mojitos definitely fit the 'overcomplicated' label.
Popular Posts Across MetaFilter A Terrible Llama 2009
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Everyone here has greatly overcomplicated the issue, and is looking for generalized traits among Catholic and Jews that make them seem destined for SCOTUS.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Jews and Catholics on the Supreme Court? 2010
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Any time I'm looking at a spiritual point of view that is pedantically overcomplicated, I know the essence of the truth has gotten lost in the shuffle.
Vaishali: Bumper Sticker Wisdom Vaishali 2011
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It may sound quixotic and overcomplicated but no one has come up with a simpler solution.
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
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The U.K.'s EU representative, Struan Stevenson , said the EU lawmakers had proposed a solution that overcomplicated the cloning issue and risked a trade dispute.
EU Cloned Food Talks Collapse Caroline Henshaw 2011
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Senior news managers have already raised the issue with the trust and its new chairman and hope to simplify a system that one source says is "overcomplicated" and "open to abuse".
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Any time I'm looking at a spiritual point of view that is pedantically overcomplicated, I know the essence of the truth has gotten lost in the shuffle.
Vaishali: Bumper Sticker Wisdom Vaishali 2011
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The novel's overcomplicated conspiracies and esoteric brainteasers can get tedious, and the various religious motivations make little sense.
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Sometimes an image will become generously metaphorical, although a little overcomplicated.
The Perfume Of Wisdom John Olson 2011
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