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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Thunberg, who rose to fame as a teenage protester against climate change but has since broadened her activism, said the French pupils deserved wider support.

— Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
So the company broadened its offerings years ago to include bar carts, cabinets and consoles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 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

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Trump has vastly expanded ICE to ramp up deportations of immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, and the agency was a major part of last year’s law-enforcement surge in the Chicago area known as Operation Midway Blitz.

— Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Open Doors Foundation, which began operations in 2025 and quickly expanded before running into zoning and code issues at multiple properties this year, has sought to remain open at 3221 Independence Avenue, its original location.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

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