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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextended
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The defense argued that the encounters were consensual and that the government had overreached.
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Democrats and liberals strongly believe Trump has overreached yet again — albeit not in quite such egregious terms — by inveighing against Bad Bunny.
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Phipps said the instruction broadened participants' understanding of potential threats and response options.
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But even as his social circle broadened, there was perhaps no one more influential on Greenspan than Ayn Rand.
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Since then, the commission has widened its crackdown on digital giants with more antitrust investigations targeting Amazon, Apple and Facebook and sweeping new rules aimed at clamping down on the biggest digital companies.
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These formats have also widened the range of stories being told, giving a new generation of history fans the opportunity to discover and share stories about people and events long left out of traditional narratives.
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Under his leadership, SMUD expanded workforce training programs, and joined the state’s Energy Imbalance Market, a wholesale energy-trading market that allows SMUD to buy low-cost renewable energy in real time, and sell excess energy to generate additional revenue.
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According to the agency, the Dodd-Frank Act, a 2010 law passed in the wake of the housing crash to tighten financial oversight, expanded its authority by giving it control over swaps, a type of derivative contract.
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“Overextended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextended. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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