overextend

verb

Definition of overextendnext
as in to broaden

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Recent Examples of overextend Finances may feel a little tight this month, so get creative rather than overextended. — Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026 Tying the government’s budget to the actual economic reality of its citizens prevents the state from overextending during boom years and creating painful deficits during downturns. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 Currently, we are overextended based on that metric, but the path has begun and that average becomes our ultimate risk level. — Jay Woods, CNBC, 14 May 2026 Eagles general manager Howie Roseman does not overextend his budget on edge rushers. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overextend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextend
  1. broaden
  2. overreach
  3. widen
  4. exceed
  5. expand
Verb
  • To support that effort, Eagle recently expanded its technical team by adding Yukuskokon Professional Services while broadening existing partnerships with BBA USA and SLR International for engineering, resource evaluation and permitting work.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Children of foreign diplomats are already excluded from birthright citizenship, and the new order broadens the covered categories.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of broaden
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  • The grand jury subpoena was filed in April and was almost immediately met with resistance from Fulton County officials, who argued the request was overreaching and came from baseless claims of election fraud six years ago.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • The first is treating agentic AI as overhyped due to demos that overreach.
    — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of overreach
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  • Missouri’s Ramon Fiorini looked to widen the gap on Ginga Ninja, but his first go resulted in a re-ride, and the Freedom’s Alex Cerqueira also got a re-ride on Big Red to follow it up.
    — Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • That smacks of an unwritten tax on trade, widening the competitiveness gap between local firms and global peers.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of widen
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  • Denker said that 288,000 free tickets were requested through a lottery system — exceeding the 130,000 spectators whom organizers plan to host on each of the event's two days.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Kalshi's counsel will note the number exceeds the entire US gaming industry's annual revenue, which is presumably the point.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of exceed
Verb
  • Start the conversation, suggest the class, or invite someone into a plan that expands the room.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • South Africa's utility, Eskom, plans to develop a 1-gigawatt solar manufacturing facility to capture more value from its fast-expanding solar market and respond to changing electricity demand.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of expand

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“Overextend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextend. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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