OVEREXTENDED Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

overextended

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past tense of overextend

as in overreached

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But the judge overreached, depriving city voters of a choice in the District 2 race and making Wright’s opponent Mike Gelin, who sued Wright, an automatic winner, pending the outcome of court appeals.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
His comments come as OpenAI models have been involved in multiple security incidents in which agentic tools have overreached, hacking other companies and even government websites.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of overreached

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Hermès has broadened the selection of products displayed on its e-commerce platform, including leather goods, to better reflect the range available to customers.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Protests that began over underfunded schools and staff shortages have broadened into a movement against soaring living costs, months before France’s presidential election.

— Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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The ad, which attacks the Democratic gubernatorial candidate and questions her mental health, has widened Republican divisions as Ohio’s governor and Senate races tighten.

— Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
On the cost of food and groceries, the second-most important issue, the Democratic lead widened to +16 from +7 in the July survey.

— Steve Liesman, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of widened

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But the lead quickly expanded in the second half, thanks to a 15-0 run by Charlotte, which lasted nearly three minutes and was capped off by Allen’s three-pointer.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Development began in the 1970s, and the system became operational for military use before civilian access expanded.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

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