as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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Recent Examples of overstep
Newsom won an early victory in the case after U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled earlier this month that Trump had overstepped his legal authority.
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Martha McHardy Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
In a statement, Evers celebrated the victory and said Republicans for years have been allowed to overstep their power and cause gridlock by holding up administrative rules.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
The measure was later challenged by an industry group representing cable and internet provider, which argued that the FTC overstepped its authority.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Parker and Stone’s lawyers have gone to the mat, accusing David Ellison’s allies — namely former NBCUniversal boss and current RedBird executive Jeff Shell — of overstepping their authority in the negotiations.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
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Martha McHardy Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
In a statement, Evers celebrated the victory and said Republicans for years have been allowed to overstep their power and cause gridlock by holding up administrative rules.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
The measure was later challenged by an industry group representing cable and internet provider, which argued that the FTC overstepped its authority.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Parker and Stone’s lawyers have gone to the mat, accusing David Ellison’s allies — namely former NBCUniversal boss and current RedBird executive Jeff Shell — of overstepping their authority in the negotiations.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstep
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That number far exceeds any other program nationwide.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
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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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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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstep. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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