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Recent Examples of overextend
His balance can be too easily disrupted, especially in the run game, leaving him overextended or on the ground.
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Larry Holder, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
There are risks to overextending the welcome, but potential rewards can be just as plentiful.
—Eric Kohn, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
The rapid recovery has spurred other investor concerns, and some worry the stock market rally is overextended.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Identify opportunities to expand your revenue base without overextending resources.
—David Zybin, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Larry Holder, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
There are risks to overextending the welcome, but potential rewards can be just as plentiful.
—Eric Kohn, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
The rapid recovery has spurred other investor concerns, and some worry the stock market rally is overextended.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Identify opportunities to expand your revenue base without overextending resources.
—David Zybin, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextend
Verb
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Following Trump’s Friday morning accusations, a Bloomberg report around lunchtime about Trump administration plans to broaden restrictions on Chinese tech companies took the market a leg lower.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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The company has redesigned its stores, broadened its market appeal, and focused on digital and global expansion.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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The judicial system has simply overreached with most battles of the administration.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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These comparisons, however, may have previously led to some overreaching assumptions.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
Verb
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The final phase of the project will widen Highway 46 on the way to Kern County.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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The pool is widened even further by the fact that the March sisters' father recently published a controversial bestseller about them, making just about anybody a potential suspect.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
11 June 2025
Verb
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This breathtaking final had already exceeded five hours.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
8 June 2025
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Additionally, its cash-to-assets ratio of 26.1% far exceeds the market’s 13.8%.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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The work taps into an expanding debate about how biological evolution fits within the normal framework of science.—
Philip Ball,
Wired News,
8 June 2025
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Abu Shabab’s social media presence, along with slick videos and fluent English commentary, has expanded.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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“Overextend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextend. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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