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Recent Examples of overextend
This isn’t the time to juggle a million projects or overextend yourself socially.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 24 Aug. 2025
Many others struggle with overextending themselves and anxiety.
—EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Then, George Russell neared financial ruin after overextending himself to make a country-long railroad.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
The elimination of bloated workforces and governmental bodies would be to the benefit of overburdened and overextended taxpayers and thus would be in the public interest.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 24 Aug. 2025
Many others struggle with overextending themselves and anxiety.
—EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Then, George Russell neared financial ruin after overextending himself to make a country-long railroad.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
The elimination of bloated workforces and governmental bodies would be to the benefit of overburdened and overextended taxpayers and thus would be in the public interest.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextend
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The mass protests started in response to the ban—which was lifted on Tuesday, September 9—but have since broadened into an expression of dissatisfaction with the country's political leadership and alleged corruption.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The sisters grew up in Jamaica and spent formative years elsewhere in the Caribbean, traveling island to island—a childhood that broadened their palates and sensibilities.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Early Americans thus saw jury service not merely as a procedural safeguard against overreaching government authority, but as a way to distribute the power granted by the Constitution, ensuring that ordinary citizens played an important role.—
Richard Lorren Jolly,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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The fact is that generative AI will overreach on its data patterns and sometimes provide an answer to you that isn’t true.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The bond market is less sure of the Fed’s success, with corporate bond spreads widening to levels last seen during the build-up to the tariff worries earlier in the year.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Prevent calcium from entering the muscle cells of the heart and blood vessels, so the vessels relax and widen.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received nearly 860,000 reports of scams, with potential losses exceeding $16 billion.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The tax break phases out for individuals with earnings exceeding $75,000 and for married couples with earnings above $150,000.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Unrivaled Experiences Growth Spurt Unrivaled will expand ahead of its second season with the addition of two new clubs and a development player pool, the league announced Wednesday.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The panel issued over 100 recommendations, from limiting cash bail for misdemeanors to expanding racial equity training for prosecutors.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Overextend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextend. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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