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Recent Examples of overextend
Tying the government’s budget to the actual economic reality of its citizens prevents the state from overextending during boom years and creating painful deficits during downturns.
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
20 May 2026
Currently, we are overextended based on that metric, but the path has begun and that average becomes our ultimate risk level.
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Jay Woods,
CNBC,
14 May 2026
Eagles general manager Howie Roseman does not overextend his budget on edge rushers.
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Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Not wanting her dog to overextend herself, Jess stopped Cammy from doing too many laps.
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Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overextend
Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
20 May 2026
Currently, we are overextended based on that metric, but the path has begun and that average becomes our ultimate risk level.
—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
14 May 2026
Eagles general manager Howie Roseman does not overextend his budget on edge rushers.
—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Not wanting her dog to overextend herself, Jess stopped Cammy from doing too many laps.
—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overextend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextend
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Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association members have broadened to include NCAA Division I, II, and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School, Youth and Travel.
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At a recent investor conference, CEO Tim Boyle pointed to the success of Columbia’s Amaze Puff Jacket, a stylish winter coat, as an example of how the company is broadening its appeal beyond clothes and shoes popular for hiking, fishing and more.
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In France, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party has opportunistically seized on air-conditioning, portraying it as an urgent quality-of-life issue that moralizing environmentalists and overreaching technocrats have ignored.
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While Saba has historically spurred positive changes in some CEFs, this specific proposal was deemed overreaching.
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But that difference started to gradually widen around 2005 before taking off like a rocket a decade later.
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Gold rose on Thursday as the widening Middle East conflict drove investors towards the safe-haven asset, while a softer dollar also lent support to prices.
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And by the 12th year, this number rises to $113,000, exceeding the median salary for graduate degree-holders in the state, according to the data released by the UC’s Institutional Research and Academic Planning department.
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Revenue from golf and resort properties exceeded $500 million in 2025, rising about 15% from the previous year, according to the filing.
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The council would then examine the details surrounding the change before passing an ordinance expanding those voting rights.
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Since then, the United States has expanded from 13 colonies along the Atlantic coast to 50 states stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific and beyond.
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“Overextend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextend. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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