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
Stroud also overshot a wide-open Collins late in the first half — a completion would have set up Houston for points.
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Mike Defabo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai told the BBC there are times when the tech industry has overshot.
—The Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Some worry that the FDA overshot the mark by removing the warning from all types of hormone therapies, especially pills, which expose the entire body to hormones and may increase a person’s risk for dangerous blood clots as much as fivefold.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
The Paris Agreement goals are based on long-term average temperatures, Olhoff explained, and in some scenarios the world might overshoot those targets in the short term but still be able to draw down carbon dioxide from the atmosphere if new emissions are eliminated.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Mike Defabo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai told the BBC there are times when the tech industry has overshot.
—The Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Some worry that the FDA overshot the mark by removing the warning from all types of hormone therapies, especially pills, which expose the entire body to hormones and may increase a person’s risk for dangerous blood clots as much as fivefold.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
The Paris Agreement goals are based on long-term average temperatures, Olhoff explained, and in some scenarios the world might overshoot those targets in the short term but still be able to draw down carbon dioxide from the atmosphere if new emissions are eliminated.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshoot
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On a night where Clay Holmes was dominant, tossing seven scoreless innings with four strikeouts, Roupp exceeded his minuscule margin of error.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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In Fort Collins, there was a record-high temperature that exceeded the record-high April temperature as well.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Later that day, the spacecraft will reach a distance of some 248,650 miles from Earth — the exact number is not yet known — equaling and then surpassing a record set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Swooping around the moon's far side, the astronauts aboard Orion are expected to travel farther from Earth than any humans ever have – surpassing the record of 248,655 miles set in 1970 during the infamous Apollo 13 mission.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Overshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshoot. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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