Overindex

verb

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Definitions

Verb

1
To attempt to access an element beyond the bounds of (an array). transitive
2
To overweight; to overemphasize. figuratively
"Right now our society is way over-indexed on rewarding success and we don’t do nearly enough to make it easy for everyone to take lots of shots."

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Example

"Right now our society is way over-indexed on rewarding success and we don’t do nearly enough to make it easy for everyone to take lots of shots."

Etymology

From over- + index.

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