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Recent Examples of overextend
Hackman opened up about overextending some of his finances in a 1989 interview with The New York Times.
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Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2025
Its current valuation of 58 times last year’s earnings seems overextended, far exceeding the pre-pandemic price-to-earnings range of 25 to 30.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Democrats, for their part, are working overtime blasting Musk as an unelected billionaire who is overextending his authority as one of Trump’s advisers.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
That led to Rivers often overextending Brook Lopez and looking for answers.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2025
Its current valuation of 58 times last year’s earnings seems overextended, far exceeding the pre-pandemic price-to-earnings range of 25 to 30.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Democrats, for their part, are working overtime blasting Musk as an unelected billionaire who is overextending his authority as one of Trump’s advisers.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
That led to Rivers often overextending Brook Lopez and looking for answers.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextend
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Focused on audience expansion, brand differentiation, and market share growth in the U.S. and Australia, Semple and his team are unafraid to broaden the brand’s platform and appeal beyond their traditional core demographic.—
Seth Matlins,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Purdie thinks the cast and Dickens element might help broaden the film’s appeal.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2025
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Setting aside the fact that this order may deny care to adults, who are free to make their own health care decisions, this overreaching executive order substitutes the president’s misinformed view for that of every medical association in America.—
Edwin C. Yohnka,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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In response, the administration pushed back with claims that the court is overreaching.—
Henry Gass,
The Christian Science Monitor,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The cab was widened with the running boards inside the truck.—
David Krumboltz,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
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Warren’s new air of seriousness widened his appeal from his YouTube days.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Track limits have long been a hot topic in Formula One, particularly after the 2023 Austrian GP, where more than 1,200 instances of a driver possibly exceeding track limits were reviewed.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article The usual sales pitch for working from home has been that the job can get done just as effectively outside the office, boosting morale and allowing employees to manage other commitments while meeting and even exceeding their professional responsibilities.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Not the Philippines, which believes its role as a manufacturing alternative to China can expand.—
Zunaira Saieed,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Booth wanted Malone to expand his rotation, especially in 2024, when Denver was defending its title.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Overextend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextend. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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