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Recent Examples of overextend
This will help some borrowers build their credit, and hurt those who overextend.
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Kristin McKenna, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Several technical indicators suggest the recent rally may be getting overextended.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Don’t come crying to the academic side of the house — or the campus bookstore — when you’re overextended.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2025
The Craftsman wrench set is the best pick for someone who wants a basic wrench set that won’t overextend the budget.
—Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
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Kristin McKenna, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Several technical indicators suggest the recent rally may be getting overextended.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Don’t come crying to the academic side of the house — or the campus bookstore — when you’re overextended.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2025
The Craftsman wrench set is the best pick for someone who wants a basic wrench set that won’t overextend the budget.
—Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextend
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Traders looked at signs of the market rally broadening outside of the megacap tech names.—
Frank Holland,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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The carjacking case was then turned over to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which broadened the investigation to target the drug trafficking operation, tying it further to home invasions in Poinciana and a smuggling scheme out of Puerto Rico.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Supporters are currently mounting a legal challenge to the ban, arguing that the government has overreached by classifying the organization as terrorist.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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How To Reset Your Relationship With The Board: First Steps While overreach from the board can become frustrating, exhausting, and disappointing for management teams, the dynamic presents an opportunity to reestablish boundaries, grow trust, and strengthen transparency.—
Elizabeth Freedman,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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For example, its report highlighted that Singapore added another 5 billion Singapore dollars ($3.9 billion) to its coastal and flood protection fund this year to support new infrastructure like detention tanks, widened canals, and elevated platform levels.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
12 Aug. 2025
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Inflation held steady in July as President Donald Trump’s sweeping import tariffs took a widening toll on U.S. consumer prices.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Nominate it as one of America's Top Workplaces In the Cato survey, released August 7, only 9% of Americans correctly identified the maximum annual Social Security benefit, which exceeds $60,000, on a multiple-choice list.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Iceland, like Nashville, is experiencing a tourism boom, with visitor numbers exceeding the local population.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Currently, Ryan is expanding his expertise by working toward becoming a licensed nutritionist, adding a well-rounded dimension to his fitness programs.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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The Group’s resources explain how to lawfully implement employee resource or affinity groups, expand applicant recruiting pools, and collect workforce data to analyze barriers to equal opportunity.—
Michelle Travis,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Overextend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextend. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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