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as in to defeat
to get the better of through cleverness
a real estate developer who is always trying to overreach his competitors, fair means or foul
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as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
the mountain climbers overreached their abilities and paid for it dearly
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Recent Examples of overreach
The justices agreed with the Trump administration, as well as President Joe Biden's Democratic administration before it, that judges are overreaching by issuing orders that apply to everyone instead of just the parties before the court.
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Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
The administration challenged those decisions, and the Supreme Court majority agreed the lower courts overreached.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
But Sinclair—long touted as a leading voice in the aging space—was recently criticized in the Wall Street Journal for overreaching claims around reversing aging.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Longtime Chicago criminal defense attorney Thomas Anthony Durkin, a fierce advocate for his clients who became nationally known for challenging government overreach on everything from terrorism investigations to electronic surveillance, died Monday after a brief hospitalization.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
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Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
The administration challenged those decisions, and the Supreme Court majority agreed the lower courts overreached.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
But Sinclair—long touted as a leading voice in the aging space—was recently criticized in the Wall Street Journal for overreaching claims around reversing aging.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Longtime Chicago criminal defense attorney Thomas Anthony Durkin, a fierce advocate for his clients who became nationally known for challenging government overreach on everything from terrorism investigations to electronic surveillance, died Monday after a brief hospitalization.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overreach
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The strength of record metric rewards teams for defeating quality opponents and minimizes the penalty for losing to good teams.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
21 Aug. 2025
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Hamas is severely weakened but not defeated Hamas has suffered heavy losses through nearly two years of war.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Aug. 2025
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Nominate it as one of America's Top Workplaces In the Cato survey, released August 7, only 9% of Americans correctly identified the maximum annual Social Security benefit, which exceeds $60,000, on a multiple-choice list.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Iceland, like Nashville, is experiencing a tourism boom, with visitor numbers exceeding the local population.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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This thwarted the status quo of progressive creativity, maintaining the subversive narrative, giving conservatives the notion that their interests made up the new, edgy subculture.—
Essence,
Essence,
21 Aug. 2025
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House Republicans approve bill to thwart Confederate flag removal House Republicans passed a bill that could complicate an ongoing effort in Williamson County to remove a Confederate flag from the county seal.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Revenue increased by 13% year-over-year to $3.1 billion, surpassing the $3.03 billion consensus, with an EPS of $1.03 exceeding expectations of $0.94.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The record set last year is 16 feet deep, and forecasters say the river could surpass that.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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But appearances can be deceiving because there's a lot of bright side here.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
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Some Russian media commentators also note how Alaska was once Russian territory, sold by Tsar Alexander II to the United States for a pittance in 1867 Many observers, particularly Russian, are dismissing the meeting as a sign Trump has allowed Putin to once again deceive him.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Pointing to a legal analysis weighing reasons why the FTC's antitrust claims might not hold up in court, Olson suggested that the FTC is unlikely to overcome constitutional protections and win its ad war on the merits.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
22 Aug. 2025
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Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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But authorities are confident Brown won’t outsmart them.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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But as is often the case with singular rule and kingdoms built on lies and deception, the pathetic nuance of Richard is left bare as others outsmart him.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
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The set also comes with two matching pillow shams, and it’s been awarded nearly 2,000 perfect five-star ratings from happy customers—many of whom say not to be fooled by the low price.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Aug. 2025
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Don’t be fooled by its sports bar vibe; 357 Bar & Grill is open for breakfast and serves the heartiest breakfast (bacon, eggs, hashbrowns, stack of pancakes) in town.—
Shauna Farnell,
Denver Post,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Overreach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overreach. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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