overextend

Definition of overextendnext

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Recent Examples of overextend Don’t overextend yourself or commit to a situation that doesn’t honor your values. 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
  • Telehealth can also broaden the number of doctors who are ready to prescribe PrEP.
    Zach Dyer, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Industry observers and company officials credited Sheetz with broadening the chain’s appeal beyond typical convenience store fare.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • That drew concerns about privacy and overreach.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Our norms and expectations are being shattered by an overreaching executive.
    Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Worse, slanting political lines so that one party or the other is guaranteed victory only widens the gulf that has helped turn Washington’s into its current slough of dysfunction.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The difference was day and night, a sleeker, profile with a deeper-V hull and widened spray rails, along with extensive soundproofing for a quieter interior.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • After a debut season that exceeded even generous expectations, can the show do it all over again?
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But simply getting on the long list far exceeded Alexan’s expectations.
    Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Flywing also plans to expand the competitive side of the platform.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Neutrality allowed the nation to build strength, expand westward, and avoid the ideological contagions sweeping the continent.
    Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026

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“Overextend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextend. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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