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Noun Concept
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overkill
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The capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required WordNet 3.0
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The capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal. Wiktionary
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24 hours of TV coverage of the US election verged on overkill. Wiktionary
Should I give you yet more homework, or would that be overkill? Wiktionary
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capability
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