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overextended

verb

past tense of overextend
as in overreached

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  1. overreached
  2. broadened
  3. widened
  4. expanded
Verb
  • Ultimately, Judge Darwin ruled in favor of the California Gaming Association, reaffirming its argument that the Bureau of Gambling Control overreached by attempting to impose new regulations.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • The defense argued that the encounters were consensual and that the government had overreached.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of overreached
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  • The addition broadened a weekend usually associated with music, dance and food into a place where attendees could also seek screenings and health information.
    — J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Programs once reserved for the truly poor and disabled have steadily broadened their qualification criteria.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of broadened
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  • The roof of the train shed is more than 100 years old, and as it gets repaired, the medians that sit on top of it will be widened.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Widening gap The gap between hyperscaler CDS and bank CDS has widened to around 60 basis points from roughly 0 since October of 2025, implying that hyperscaler credit risk is increasing on its own terms, Slok's research shows.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of widened
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  • What’s impressive is that the movie expanded its audience beyond the Milla Jovovich movies.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Haat has since expanded its services to allow users also to pay utility and phone bills with cash.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of expanded
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“Overextended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextended. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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