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as in to defeat
to get the better of through cleverness
a real estate developer who is always trying to overreach his competitors, fair means or foul
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as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
the mountain climbers overreached their abilities and paid for it dearly
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Recent Examples of overreach
Now that Combs has been acquitted of all but the most cut-and-dry charges—transporting people across state lines for the purposes of prostitution—the obvious question to ask is whether prosecutors overreached.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 July 2025
Democrats have often overreached on domestic spending.
—Thomas Kahn, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
That responsibility lies with all of us—with journalists who expose abuse, with attorneys who challenge overreach, and with ordinary citizens who refuse to be intimidated.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Keeping the keyboard and mouse close to avoid overreaching.
Taking a brief movement or stretching break every 30 to 60 minutes.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 18 June 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 July 2025
Democrats have often overreached on domestic spending.
—Thomas Kahn, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
That responsibility lies with all of us—with journalists who expose abuse, with attorneys who challenge overreach, and with ordinary citizens who refuse to be intimidated.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Keeping the keyboard and mouse close to avoid overreaching.
Taking a brief movement or stretching break every 30 to 60 minutes.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for overreach
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overreach
Verb
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The Dodgers defeated the Yankees in the 2024 World Series four games to one.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Still, a measure of the high stakes came during the women’s final, when Anisimova was clearly overwhelmed by the magnitude of the moment, and Świątek defeated her, 6–0, 6–0, in under an hour.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The asylum process in Mexico is supposed to take about three months, said Mejía from UNHCR, but the number of cases exceeds the capacity of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid to process them.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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That number far exceeds any other program nationwide.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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The concept and storyboard work began in the late 90s, but 9/11 happened and plans to film in Africa were thwarted.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Norton AntiVirus Plus excels with top scores from independent labs and includes a powerful Data Protector feature to thwart ransomware attacks.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025
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Interest payments are now the second-largest spending category in the federal budget, surpassing Medicare and defense in fiscal year 2024 and trailing only Social Security.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
19 July 2025
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As of Thursday afternoon, about 50 companies listed under the S&P had reported earnings for the second-quarter, and 88% of them surpassed projections, data show.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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More than 20 children are in the custody of a Southern California child-welfare agency as authorities investigate allegations of child abuse and whether surrogate mothers were deceived by a Los Angeles-area couple.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
17 July 2025
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And then he was wishy-washy, went back and forth, and she was deceived and disappointed by him.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
Verb
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Noncompliance can mean monetary penalties, restricted market access and lasting reputational damage that can be very difficult to overcome.—
Paresh Sagar,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Judicial confirmations were once a slower, more contentious process, often requiring 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025
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But occasionally, a bear outsmarts us or overcomes our defenses.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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Live Oak plans to use Casca as the engine behind its effort to bring transparency and structure to a part of the market known more for speed and opacity than fairness, a move that mirrors its history of outsmarting bigger rivals.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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His impersonation is so convincing that Lu and Shin are initially fooled.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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Don’t let the size fool you—this ultra-compact charger delivers impressive speed and efficiency for its footprint.—
Becca Blond,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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“Overreach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overreach. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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