Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextended
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Rozier's lawyers have asked for the charges against him to be thrown out, arguing that the government overreached by turning a private dispute over bettors' use of nonpublic information into a federal case.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026 -
The defense has argued that the encounters were consensual and that the government has overreached.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Economic woes sparked the protests, which broadened into a challenge to the theocracy before the crackdown, which activists say has killed at least 6,443 people.—
SAM McNEIL AND JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Iran launched a crackdown on nationwide protests that initially began as demonstrations against the country’s economic woes but broadened into a challenge to the Islamic Republic’s theocracy.—
Mehmet Guzel,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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But divisions within the party have widened, and Steenhuisen has faced allegations of corruption.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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That investigation has widened during the course of the week, authorities said.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Their co-parenting dynamic has expanded now that the supermodel, 45, welcomed a baby boy with husband Joaquim Valente in early 2025.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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That seems to be the strategy at Bote, a Floridian inflatable watercraft company that's expanded out into inflatable lounge wares, including on-water hammocks, portable furniture and, now, sunshades.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Overextended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextended. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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