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Recent Examples of oversensitive
Most commenters on the TSR post agreed that Yung Miami meant no disrespect and that Lizzo was being a little oversensitive.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
The 8th and 9th are full of good energy, but everyone seems to be feeling oversensitive near the 13th.
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Katharine Merlin,
Town & Country,
1 Sep. 2023
My Feelings’ is that the entire movie turns into a satire of what has become our fetishistically supportive and oversensitive therapeutic culture of positivity.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2023
Automated software looks for moving blips of light, checks them against possible false positives like subatomic particles from space zapping the detector, oversensitive pixels, and the like.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2023
Students are often accused of being oversensitive, but Professor Wax’s colleagues have shared their own uncomfortable moments with her in public forums.
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Vimal Patel,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2023
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
The 8th and 9th are full of good energy, but everyone seems to be feeling oversensitive near the 13th.
—
Katharine Merlin,
Town & Country,
1 Sep. 2023
My Feelings’ is that the entire movie turns into a satire of what has become our fetishistically supportive and oversensitive therapeutic culture of positivity.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2023
Automated software looks for moving blips of light, checks them against possible false positives like subatomic particles from space zapping the detector, oversensitive pixels, and the like.
—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2023
Students are often accused of being oversensitive, but Professor Wax’s colleagues have shared their own uncomfortable moments with her in public forums.
—
Vimal Patel,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversensitive
Adjective
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The amount may be infinitesimal—white sugar and bottled water are sometimes purified with charred animal bones, for instance—but some hypersensitive alpha-gal patients avoid the risk anyway.
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However, people who are hypersensitive to other stinging insects are at higher risk of anaphylactic response to Asian needle ant stings.
Adjective
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Rescuers then wait intently for any indication of life, using sensitive microphones or telescopic cameras or simply pressing an ear against the rubble, hoping to detect a voice, a knock or the faintest movement.
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So far, the administration has sued multiple states unsuccessfully in attempts to obtain sensitive voter-roll data to run through a federal database known as the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, program.
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“Oversensitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversensitive. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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