overemploy

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overemploy

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From over- + employ.

verb overemploys · overemploying · overemployed

To overuse. He overemploys several constructions — most obviously dance trios in which the three dancers all follow the same figure-eight floor pattern — and several steps (notably the Bournonville grand jeté, an advancing jump toward the audience with back leg held at an angle).

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@misc{overemploy_2026,
  title = {overemploy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overemploy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}