overshoot

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈshüt How to pronounce overshoot (audio)
Definition of overshootnext
as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of don't worry if you overshoot the length requirement by three pages

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Recent Examples of overshoot The results aren't perfect—the temperature will overshoot by about 25 degrees Fahrenheit before leveling out, per my tests. — Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 17 May 2026 But the outnumbered young conservatives’ mockery almost always overshot the target. — George Packer, The Atlantic, 4 May 2026 Both days had overshot an earlier record in 2024. — Rajesh Kumar Singh, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026 Infrastructure cycles, from railroads to telecom, tend to overshoot. — Truebridge Capital, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overshoot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshoot
  1. exceed
  2. surpass
Verb
  • The Lodging Association letter, which was written by executive director Fred Tayco, says charging hotels a flat fee could violate Proposition 26’s requirements that fees not exceed the reasonable cost of providing a service.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Near-record copper prices, exceeding $6 a pound, are prompting manufacturers to switch to aluminum, signaling a potential end to copper's boom.
    — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of exceed
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  • Organizers of celebrations months in the making had to adjust or cancel activities entirely as much of the East Coast sweltered under heat that approached and in many cases surpassed triple digits.
    — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • With the more than 2,000-acre jump in size, the Aspen Acres fire has surpassed the 2012 High Park fire and sits behind the 2018 Spring Creek fire, which consumed 108,045 acres, according to the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
Definition of surpass

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