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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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In 2020, the firm paid an undisclosed sum for Almanac Realty Investors to broaden its real estate solutions business.—
Steve Gelsi,
semafor.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Barjeel Art Foundation, the independent collecting institution that manages the artworks, has in recent years broadened its collaborations, lending works farther beyond the Emirates and engaging more deeply with regional institutions, in step with the region’s deliberate bridge-building.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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The bill’s supporters frame it as a blow against overregulation, viewing it as a necessary bulwark against (supposedly) overreaching state animal welfare standards like Question 3.—
John Cleveland,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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The defense argued that the encounters were consensual and that the government had overreached.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Those improvements include widening of Clay Street, paying for utilities such as water and sewers, and purchasing a home on the west side of the property.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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When asked what Ohtani’s initial reaction had been, Roberts widened his eyes in an impressively accurate impression of one of Ohtani’s famous facial expressions.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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His few lines of dialogue have a power that far exceeds their word count, but what speaks for Jeremy most of the time are his physical gestures, which blend blank detachment with willful ferocity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Environmental and health experts warn contamination in some regions already exceeds safety standards, posing long-term risks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Somebody who is just living greatness and never rests on that laurel but is always pushing herself to expand as an artist.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The debate is playing out in Wyoming, a state where many data centers have popped up, including new plans for Microsoft to purchase 3,200 acres of land to expand its data center footprint.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Overextend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextend. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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