We are overfiltering the dataset, unintentionally discarding subtle patterns.

If the moderation algorithm overfilters content, it can remove legitimate posts and frustrate users.

If you overfilter the coffee, it will lose much of its aroma.

The photographer overfiltered the portrait, leaving the skin texture unnaturally smooth.

The engineer identified the overfilter as the morphological operator whose output always contains its input, so it required special handling in the signal-processing pipeline.