belabor

/bih-LAY-ber/verb

to argue a point in excessive detail; to attack physically

No need to belabor the obvious — the numbers speak.
Synonyms
overstate, dwell on, hammer
Antonyms
understate
Memory hook
be + labor: working a point past its death.

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