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Recent Examples of overextend
Don’t overextend yourself or commit to a situation that doesn’t honor your values.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Be intentional, but don’t overextend yourself.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Nevertheless, don’t overextend yourself.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
This isn’t the time to juggle a million projects or overextend yourself socially.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 24 Aug. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Be intentional, but don’t overextend yourself.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Nevertheless, don’t overextend yourself.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
This isn’t the time to juggle a million projects or overextend yourself socially.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overextend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextend
Verb
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Nobody on the Hill talks about broadening the base and lowering rates anymore.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Roy has been among the Republicans pushing to expand the reconciliation bill with additional reforms, but others have been wary about broadening its scope.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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If governments operated with Hayekian principles in mind, there would be more robust commitments to checks-and-balances to ensure government doesn’t overreach.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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The top 3 issues facing our communities in District 2 and San Diego are the high cost of living, crumbling infrastructure and overreaching outsiders.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The juxtapositions of text and image, which strongly suggest the widening distance between mother and daughter, build in emotional and intellectual power over the film’s ninety-minute duration.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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But as online marketplaces widen their delivery network across the country and social media marketing levels the playing field, direct-to-consumer, or D2C, brands are on the rise in India, according to experts.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
7 May 2026
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Here, the eclipse occurs high in the sky, with durations exceeding 4 minutes near the Strait of Gibraltar.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
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Prospect left a trail of wreckage exceeding anything the state’s healthcare industry had ever endured.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The chain eventually expanded to other nameplates — Banana Republic and Old Navy — and now generates more than $15 billion in sales globally.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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That means expanding the Renter’s Tax Credit, protecting homeowners from rising costs and making sure renters know their rights and can access homelessness prevention services.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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“Overextend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextend. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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