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Recent Examples of overextend
Focus on your public image and long-term ambitions, but be mindful of not overextending yourself.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 June 2025
Here’s how taking that extra step without overextending can create lasting impressions in business.
—Jacob Orrin, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Indeed, your guilt may be prompting you to overcompensate and overextend.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
This can often lead people to either overextend themselves or shut others out.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 June 2025
Here’s how taking that extra step without overextending can create lasting impressions in business.
—Jacob Orrin, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Indeed, your guilt may be prompting you to overcompensate and overextend.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
This can often lead people to either overextend themselves or shut others out.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextend
Verb
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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 later broadened the tax break and appealed to more consumers.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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In recent years, Highgrove’s gardens have broadened to include educational courses in craft skills, including the Metier d’Arts Fellowship and furniture making.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
21 July 2025
Verb
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Lawsuit alleges 'obscene' government overreach Longo's lawsuit, filed in Chemung County, New York, names the county, the city of Elmira and several DEC officers as defendants.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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There is no reigning in the White House when the president overreaches as impeachments are impossible.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Along with expanding viewing options, the sport is widening its race schedule and the number of locations.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Wildfires are a natural part of Southern California’s landscape, but more people are crowding into areas that are primed to burn, and the danger zones are widening.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
19 July 2025
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The asylum process in Mexico is supposed to take about three months, said Mejía from UNHCR, but the number of cases exceeds the capacity of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid to process them.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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That number far exceeds any other program nationwide.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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The plan laid out in Tuesday’s staff report proposed a ballot measure that would expand protections for thousands of acres of open space across Irvine.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
26 July 2025
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As of 2025, fiber internet is available to approximately 88.1 million U.S. households (56.5%), but access is expanding rapidly.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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“Overextend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextend. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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