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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
overdevelop .
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Examples
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Wet dough may seem easier to work, but because the extra water overdevelops the gluten it makes a really tough crust.
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Wet dough may seem easier to work, but because the extra water overdevelops the gluten it makes a really tough crust.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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In terms of that last benefit, Stevenson argues that forward running overdevelops the hamstring muscles at the expense of weakening the quadriceps.
Long May You Run Chris Cooper 2010
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Anyone who overdevelops their muscles to the point that they look like the Incredible Hulk, with veins popping out everywhere and no neck, looks inhuman and unattractive to me regardless of gender. helen 3:13 am on December 3, 2008 | # | Reply
AN ENMENT TO THE RIGHT TO DEFINE AND CONSUME FEMALE BEAUTY » Sociological Images 2008
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The ATK people say that mixing too much overdevelops the gluten in the flour and makes it tougher.
Recipe Favorites: Whole Wheat Protein Pancakes Kalyn Denny 2008
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The reason those proteins are there is that as the fetus develops, it keeps the brain from overdeveloping, and if the brain overdevelops it would develop tumors.
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SPLITTING Viewing people as all good, and others as all bad Impulsive = poor self-control Ex. Hx of drug addicts & alcoholics DM: Borderline (female) REACTION FORMATION Person exaggerates or overdevelops certain actions by displaying exactly the opposite behavior, attitude, or feeling from what he or she normally would show in a given #1 DM: Passive-aggressive situation.
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I’m afraid that it is the County, along with Blake, Meredith and Rob who are stuck in a 30 year old paradigm (the City builds roads to the County line and the County overdevelops them).
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I’m afraid that it is the County, along with Blake, Meredith and Rob who are stuck in a 30 year old paradigm (the City builds roads to the County line and the County overdevelops them).
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