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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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overkill

Part of Speechnoun

A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.

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Common Phrases

. overkillcapacity overkillhypothesis overkill
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Antonyms

underkill

Related Words

overdoneoverreactionoverblownexaggeratedundueexcessiveinordinateescalation

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