as in exceeding
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 overshooting
After months of questions about whether major tech firms were overshooting AI spending, Google, Microsoft and Meta are taking a victory lap after outperforming investors’ lofty expectations.
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 4 Aug. 2025
Julia Shapero, The Hill, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshooting
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For full-time employees, this new wage translates into an annual salary exceeding $50,000, compared to less than $30,000 just eight years ago.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Every store is also profitable, with restaurant-level margins exceeding 25% on average and all 18 locations company-owned.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Google's stock has been making headlines, surpassing the $3 trillion market cap milestone as investor confidence grows.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Despite being dethroned—with Washington's prices surpassing California's on Sunday, September 14—, California still had the second-highest gas prices in the country.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Overshooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshooting. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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