overextended

past tense of overextend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextended
Verb
  • The defense argued that the encounters were consensual and that the government had overreached.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Democrats and liberals strongly believe Trump has overreached yet again — albeit not in quite such egregious terms — by inveighing against Bad Bunny.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Bank of America wrote in a note late Friday that India's reform momentum has broadened over the past two years, with the government introducing 18 measures across tax, labor, energy security, manufacturing, banking and foreign capital access.
    Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 July 2026
  • Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association members have broadened to include NCAA Division I, II, and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School, Youth and Travel.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Since then, the commission has widened its crackdown on digital giants with more antitrust investigations targeting Amazon, Apple and Facebook and sweeping new rules aimed at clamping down on the biggest digital companies.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • These formats have also widened the range of stories being told, giving a new generation of history fans the opportunity to discover and share stories about people and events long left out of traditional narratives.
    Paul Buccieri, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Since his appointment to COO in 2018, the firm’s assets under management have roughly doubled, while its client base has expanded across new geographies.
    Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Companies that made the largest AI investment expanded entry-level job hiring by 12%.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
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“Overextended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextended. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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