Overkill

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Overkill is the use of force that far exceeds what is necessary to achieve a desired goal. It may be a literal term referring to physical damage, though it is also used in colloquial conversation as a metaphor. It may also refer to:

Overkill is the use of force that far exceeds what is necessary to achieve a desired goal. It may be a literal term referring to physical damage, though it is also used in colloquial conversation as a metaphor. It may also refer to: ==Music== Overkill (band), an American thrash metal band from New Jersey Overkill (EP) an EP by the New Jersey band, or the title song Overkill L.A., originally Overkill, an American speed metal/hardcore band from Los Angeles Overkill (Motörhead album), a 1979 album by Motörhead "Overkill" (Motörhead song), 1979 Overkill (Savant album), 2013 "Overkill" (Men at Work song), 1983 "Overkill", a song by Holly Humberstone from Falling Asleep at the Wheel, 2020 "Overkill", a song by Kosheen from Damage, 2007 "Overkill", a song by MC Cheung from This is MC, 2023 Overkiller, a music DVD by Die Ärzte ==Science and technology== Overkill hypothesis, a proposed cause of Quaternary extinction Surplus killing, when a predator kills more prey than it can eat

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