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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
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That money will help Martinez in the battle against fellow Democrat Gerardo Ramirez, who is getting help from an independent committee with $200,000 in funding and a broadening group of contributors.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Horizontal career projects can broaden experience and open new career possibilities for workers while building a multidisciplinary workforce for the business.—
Michelle Sims,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists.—
Bruce Schneier,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
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At some point, the bracket creep is going to overreach into the point of diminishing marginal returns — dulling regular seasons and perhaps ultimately even eventually interest in the postseasons.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2026
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Despite a hiring boom, turnover continues, staffing gaps are widening, and the pressure on those who remain is increasing.—
Fello,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The pushback reflects a widening disconnect between business leaders’ optimism about AI and students’ anxieties over its impact on jobs, creativity and critical thinking.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
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Additive manufacturing material consumption in the energy sector is expected to exceed USD 800 million by 2034, and nuclear is the fastest-growing segment, according to MPW.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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According to the Worldpay report, consumer openness drops sharply as purchase values rise, especially once transactions exceed even $1,000, and that skepticism is understandably justified.—
Jacques Ledbetter,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Name the pattern, refine the message, and choose the path that expands your reach.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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Ballard wants to expand the technology to other builders.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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“Overextend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextend. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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