as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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Recent Examples of overstep
The federal appellate court said Williams had overstepped the law to require testing and supplies at one specific jail, at the expense of others in the county.
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Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Carriers claimed selling data didn’t violate law Instead of denying the allegations, the carriers argued that the FCC overstepped its authority.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2025
Their legal battle related to business continued, and in November 2023, Blackstock was ordered to pay Clarkson $2,641,374 for overstepping in his managerial role and unlawfully procuring deals that a talent agent should've handled.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Florida East Coast lawsuit alleges Brightline overstepped the bounds of use agreements the two railroads signed in 2016 and 2017.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Carriers claimed selling data didn’t violate law Instead of denying the allegations, the carriers argued that the FCC overstepped its authority.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2025
Their legal battle related to business continued, and in November 2023, Blackstock was ordered to pay Clarkson $2,641,374 for overstepping in his managerial role and unlawfully procuring deals that a talent agent should've handled.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Florida East Coast lawsuit alleges Brightline overstepped the bounds of use agreements the two railroads signed in 2016 and 2017.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstep
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Buoyed by those gains, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite secured new closing highs, with the former exceeding the 6,600 level for the first time.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Open sources estimate that in 2022, UralVagonZavod produced some 60-70 T-90M tanks; by 2023, that may have risen to 140-180; and for 2024, output is estimated to have exceeded 200 units annually.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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Employee health costs are likely to surpass $5,000 next year as companies see their biggest cost increases in at least five years, according to projections from Aon.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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During their 27-18 victory over the Commanders at Lambeau Field, however, the Packers surpassed Parsons’ best-case scenario.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstep. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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